Merle James
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Merle Sydney Frederick James (1919 - 2008)

Merle Sydney Frederick "Jesse" James
Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australiamap
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Son of and [uncertain]
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Husband of — married 20 Sep 1941 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of [private son (unknown - 2020s)], [private daughter (unknown - unknown)], , and
Died at age 89 in Benalla, Victoria, Australiamap
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Biography

War Service: JAMES, MERLE SIDNEY FREDERICK, Service Number - PM1959, DOB - 03 Jan 1919, Place of birth - MELBOURNE VIC, Place of enlistment - PORT MELBOURNE VIC, Next of Kin - JAMES, ETHEL, Royal Australian Navy Reserve, Stationed at Cerberus III, later named Lonsdale Naval base [1]

1940 At sea in tanker "British Justice" [2] and in 1941 the Montoro [3]

1952 - Comer Street, Brighton A man and woman (sic.) had a lucky escape from serious injury early yesterday when the utility truck In which they were travelling skidded broad side for 50 yards, and finally overturned down a five-foot embankment near 'Cudgewa. Admitted to Corryong Hospital, Merle Sydney James, 32, of Comer-street, Brighton, suffered head and back injuries, and Clarry Launders, 30, of the Forest Commission camp, Bruthen, head and leg Injuries [4]

1977 Merle is a resident, Brighton Beach, Higinbotham, Victoria, Australia [5]


Merle married Sheila in 1941 at Collingwood, Victoria, Australia [6]

Probate Listing: 1320441 JAMES, MERLE SYDNEY FREDERICK Benalla, RABBIT EXPORTER

Sources

  1. ↑ http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=5399991
  2. ↑ http://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/B-Ships/britishjustice1928.html
  3. ↑ https://www.shf.org.au/archives-research/photographic-collections/the-burns-philp-collection/
  4. ↑ Template:Cite news
  5. ↑ :Source: APID: 1,1207::90197925 Original data: Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll]
  6. ↑ :Source: APID: 1,1780::2945575
  • Birth: Digger Victorian Great War index cdrom; F= Herford, M= Evelyn Lorey




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