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Cenotaph record

James Braithwaite

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James AWMM
  • Surname
    Braithwaite AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 7454 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Otago River, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 4 August 1917 AWMM Trafalgar, Victoria AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    J Braithwaite, Trafalga, Victoria AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 4 August 1917 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 7454 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • Military Medal (MM) AWMM
      'On the night of the 9th August 1918 when the enemy attacked our thinly held line North of ROSIERES and succeeded in making an entry into our trench through his old communication trench. Private BRAITHWAITE although inexperienced and the last man remaining on his gun immediately dashed forward to reinforce our position. Carrying unaided his gun spare parts, 8 panniers and a rifle he got his gun that he was undoubtedly instrumental in saving the position and by his great courage and fearless use of his weapon did much to encourage and cheer the small garrison.' - 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109- 15/09/1919 AWMM
    • British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
    • Victory Medal AWMM

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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    AIF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AWMM

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