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{{infobox soldier
| name           = James Candish
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| image           = [[File:Candish_James_21919.jpg|border|400px]]
 
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| caption         = Ancestry.com
| title          =
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| dateofbirth   = c1881
 
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| placeofbirth   = Melbourne, Victoria
 
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| death           = 1956
|  image        = [[File:Candish_James_21919.jpg|border|400px]]
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| placeofdeath   = Coburg, Victoria
| caption       = Ancestry.com
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| enlistmentage   = 34 years, 8 months
|   image2       =  
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| description   = 5'8¼" (1.73m) tall; weight 153 lbs (69.4 kg); fair complexion, blue eyes, fair hair
| caption2       =  
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| height          = 5'8¼" (1.73m)
 
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| weight          = 153 lbs
|headerstyle  = background:#ccf;
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| complexion      = fair  
|labelstyle   = background:#ddf;
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| eyes            = blue
|datastyle    =
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| hair            = fair
 
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| descriptionnote =
| header1  = Personal Information
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| occupation   = Farmer
 
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| religion   = Church of England
|  label2  = Date of Birth
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| address   = Armadale, Western Australia
data2  = Not known
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| relation   = Mother
 
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| nextofkin      = Mrs Mary Ann Candish
|  label3  = Place of Birth
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| regnumber   = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3202277 21919]
|  data3  = Melbourne, Victoria
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| enlistmentdate = 4 Jan 1916
 
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| rank           = Driver
| label4  = Death
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| unit      = HQ 23rd Howitzer Brigade / 3rd Division
|  data4  = 1956
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| embarkationdatefrom = 20 May 1916
 
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| embarkationdateto = 18 Jul 1916
|  label5  = Place of Death
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| shipembarked   = [[HMAT A7 Medic]]
data5  = Coburg, Victoria
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| embarkedshipnote = Melbourne to Plymouth
 
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| embarkationdatefrom2 =
|  label6  = Age at Enlistment
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| embarkationdateto2 =  
data6  = 34 years, 8 months
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| shipembarked2   =
 
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| embarkedshipnote2 =
|  label7  = Description
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| dateofreturnfrom = 4 May 1917  
data7  = 5'8¼" (1.73m) tall; weight 153 lbs (69.4 kg); fair complexion, blue eyes, fair hair
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| dateofreturnto = ?? Jun 1917
 
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| shipreturned    = [[HMAT A54 Runic]]
label8  = Occupation
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| shipreturnednote = Devonport to Fremantle
|   data8  = farmer
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| dateofreturnfrom2 =
 
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| dateofreturnto2 =  
| label9  = Religion
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| shipreturned2    =
data9  = Church of England
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| shipreturnednote2 =
 
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| fate1           = Returned to Australia
|  label10  = Address
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| fate2          =
data10  = Armadale, Western Australia
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| fate3          =
 
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| fate4          =
| label11 = Next of Kin
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| monument1   = [[Armadale War Memorial]]
|   data11 = Mother  Mrs Mary Ann Candish
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| monumentnote1  = (West Armadale panel)
 
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| monument2   = [[Armadale and Districts Roll of Honour]]
| header12 = Military Information
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| monumentnote2  =
 
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| monument3   =
|  label13 = Reg Number
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| monumentnote3  =
data13 = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3202277 21919]
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| monument4   =
 
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| monumentnote4  =
label14 = Date of Enlistment
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| monument5   =
|  data14 = 4 Jan 1916
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| monumentnote5  =
 
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| monument6   =
| label15 = Rank
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| monumentnote6  =
|  data15 = Driver
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| monumentawm    =
 
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| monumentawmnote =
|  label16 = Unit/Formation
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| monumentother  =
|   data16 = HQ 23rd Howitzer Brigade transferred to 23rd Field Artillery Brigade / 3rd Brigade, 1st Division
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| monumentothernote =
 
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| medal1   = [[British War Medal]]
| label17 = Date of Embarkation
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| medal2          =
|   data17 = 20 May 1916 - 18 Jul 1916
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| medal3          =
 
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| medal4          =
|  label18 = Ship Embarked On
 
data18 = [[HMAT A7 Medic]]
 
 
 
| label19 = Date of Return
 
data19 = 4 Jul 1917 - 31 Oct 1917
 
 
 
label20 = Ship Returned On
 
|   data20 = [[HMAT A54 Runic]]
 
 
 
label21 = Fate
 
|   data21 = Returned to Australia
 
 
 
| label22 = Monument
 
data22 = [[Armadale (West Armadale panel)]]
 
 
 
| label23 = Medals
 
data23 = [[British War Medal]]<br />[[Victory Medal]]
 
 
 
 
}}
 
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==War Service==
 
==War Service==
At enlistment gave Armadale as his address.  
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At enlistment James gave Armadale as his address. Entered Blackboy Hill camp as a member of the 47th Depot Company, on 25 Jan 1916 and on 12 Feb 1916 was allocated to the Artillery reinforcements, and sent to [[Broadmeadows camp]] in Victoria to complete his initial training. Before embarking he was made a Driver and allocated to the [[23rd Howitzer Brigade]] Headquarters element.
  
Several weeks after entering Blackboy Hill camp, James was allocated to Artillery reinforcements, and was sent to Victoria to complete his initial training. Before embarking he was made a Driver and allocated to the 23rd Howitzer Battery Headquarters.
 
  
Spent time at Magdalen Camp in Winchester, rejoining the 23rd Battery on 13 Oct 1916.  On 26 Oct 1916 he was transferred to the 3rd DAC train at Larkhill in England, and on 20 Nov 1916 he was transferred to the No 4 Command Depot in Wareham, and reported sick the same day with rheumatism.  Admitted to Wareham hospital.  On 3 Mar 1917 he left hospital for No.2 Command Depot Weymouth to await a voyage home on [[HMAT A54 Runic]].
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On arrival in England, James spent time at Magdalen Camp in Winchester, rejoining the 23rd Brigade on 13 Oct 1916 at Durington Park, Winchester.  On 26 Oct 1916 he was transferred to the [[3rd Division Ammunition Column]] (3DAC) at Larkhill in England, and on 20 Nov 1916 he was transferred to the No 4 Command Depot in Wareham, and reported sick the same day with rheumatism.  James was admitted to Wareham hospital.  On 3 Mar 1917 he left hospital for No. 2 Command Depot at [[Weymouth]] to await a voyage home on [[HMAT A54 Runic]]. On arrival in Perth he was discharged with Rheumatism and debility by the 5th Military District (Karrakatta) on 17 Jul 1917.
 
 
On arrival in Perth he was discharged with Rheumatism and debility.
 
  
Discharged 5th Military District (Karrakatta) 17 Jul 1917.
 
  
James' records are not as detailed as some others, but there doesn't appear to be any evidence that he had reached France, despite his story about being wounded. Neither is there any entry in his records for units in France, or a window of time during which he could have served in France.
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''James' records are not detailed given the short period of his service. There is no evidence that he had reached France, despite his story about being wounded. Neither is there any entry in his records for units in France, or a window of time during which he could have served in France. Furthermore his records show him as being not eligible for the Victory Medal which was awarded to all who entered an active war zone i.e Egypt, France, or Belgium).''
 
 
<blockquote>"...James Candish will have a tale to tell when he comes home, for there is more than meets the eye in the brief postcards which he sent to his mother. 'Three of us went straight over to headquarters and to the firing line.  I got my despatch through, but I did not get back. Oh that shell!  It was a bonzer.  It blew my horse's head off, and I got a bit of a scratch on my arm, and I knew no more till I woke up in the hospital..."  He was wounded on the 6th September, 1916; convalescent in England." <ref>{{cite news |url=http://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b1756512_394.pdf |title=The Drill of the Foot-Hills |issue=1917 |location=Western Australia |date=Feb-Mar 1917 |accessdate=16 May 2017 |page=15 |via=State Library of Western Australia}}</ref></blockquote>
 
  
There is nothing in his military records to verify his being WIA story, but many men with slight wounds would continue without seeking treatment outside their own unitHowever, there are no entries for any unit in France or Belgium.
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<blockquote>"...James Candish will have a tale to tell when he comes home, for there is more than meets the eye in the brief postcards which he sent to his mother. 'Three of us went straight over to headquarters and to the firing line.  I got my despatch through, but I did not get backOh that shell!  It was a bonzer.  It blew my horse's head off, and I got a bit of a scratch on my arm, and I knew no more till I woke up in the hospital..."  He was wounded on the 6th September, 1916; convalescent in England." <ref>{{cite news |url=http://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b1756512_394.pdf |title=The Drill of the Foot-Hills |issue=1917 |location=Western Australia |date=Mar 1917 |accessdate=16 May 2017 |page=15 |via=State Library of Western Australia}}</ref></blockquote>
  
 
==Post War==
 
==Post War==
On his return from hostilities he moved to Victoria, and on the 1919 Electoral Roll he was living in Brunswick working for a gas company.  In 1924 he had married and was now described as a stoker.  1934 address is Dawson street, Brunswick, Victoria, and in 1937 we find that he has moved the family to Box Hill, still employed as a stoker, and by 1949 they are in Ferntree Gully.   
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On his return from England he moved to Victoria, and on the 1919 Electoral Roll he was living in Brunswick working for a gas company.  In 1924 he had married and was now described as a stoker.  1934 address is Dawson street, Brunswick, Victoria, and in 1937 we find that he has moved the family to Box Hill, still employed as a stoker, and by 1949 they are in Ferntree Gully.   
  
At some point he applied for a pension which was rejected on the grounds that he was "not incapacitated for earning a livelihood."
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At some point he applied for a pension which was rejected on the grounds that he was "not incapacitated from earning a livelihood."
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*[https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=45471 AIF Project]
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*[https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/explore/people/342350 RSL Memorial]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:58, 24 March 2021

James Candish
Candish James 21919.jpg
Ancestry.com
Personal Information
Date of Birth c1881
Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria
Death 1956
Place of Death Coburg, Victoria
Age at Enlistment 34 years, 8 months
Description 5'8¼" (1.73m) tall ; 153 lbs
69.4 kg
; fair complexion ; blue eyes ; fair hair
Occupation Farmer
Religion Church of England
Address Armadale, Western Australia
Next of Kin Mother , Mrs Mary Ann Candish
Military Information
Reg Number 21919
Date of Enlistment 4 Jan 1916
Rank Driver
Unit/Formation HQ 23rd Howitzer Brigade / 3rd Division
Date of Embarkation 20 May 1916 ‒ 18 Jul 1916
Ship Embarked On HMAT A7 Medic Melbourne to Plymouth
Date of Return 4 May 1917 ‒ ?? Jun 1917
Ship Returned On HMAT A54 Runic Devonport to Fremantle
Fate Returned to Australia
Monument Armadale War Memorial (West Armadale panel)
Armadale and Districts Roll of Honour
Medals British War Medal



Pre War

On the 1916 electoral roll, James was described as a brickmaker living in Armadale.

War Service

At enlistment James gave Armadale as his address. Entered Blackboy Hill camp as a member of the 47th Depot Company, on 25 Jan 1916 and on 12 Feb 1916 was allocated to the Artillery reinforcements, and sent to Broadmeadows camp in Victoria to complete his initial training. Before embarking he was made a Driver and allocated to the 23rd Howitzer Brigade Headquarters element.


On arrival in England, James spent time at Magdalen Camp in Winchester, rejoining the 23rd Brigade on 13 Oct 1916 at Durington Park, Winchester. On 26 Oct 1916 he was transferred to the 3rd Division Ammunition Column (3DAC) at Larkhill in England, and on 20 Nov 1916 he was transferred to the No 4 Command Depot in Wareham, and reported sick the same day with rheumatism. James was admitted to Wareham hospital. On 3 Mar 1917 he left hospital for No. 2 Command Depot at Weymouth to await a voyage home on HMAT A54 Runic. On arrival in Perth he was discharged with Rheumatism and debility by the 5th Military District (Karrakatta) on 17 Jul 1917.


James' records are not detailed given the short period of his service. There is no evidence that he had reached France, despite his story about being wounded. Neither is there any entry in his records for units in France, or a window of time during which he could have served in France. Furthermore his records show him as being not eligible for the Victory Medal which was awarded to all who entered an active war zone i.e Egypt, France, or Belgium).


"...James Candish will have a tale to tell when he comes home, for there is more than meets the eye in the brief postcards which he sent to his mother. 'Three of us went straight over to headquarters and to the firing line. I got my despatch through, but I did not get back. Oh that shell! It was a bonzer. It blew my horse's head off, and I got a bit of a scratch on my arm, and I knew no more till I woke up in the hospital..." He was wounded on the 6th September, 1916; convalescent in England." [1]

Post War

On his return from England he moved to Victoria, and on the 1919 Electoral Roll he was living in Brunswick working for a gas company. In 1924 he had married and was now described as a stoker. 1934 address is Dawson street, Brunswick, Victoria, and in 1937 we find that he has moved the family to Box Hill, still employed as a stoker, and by 1949 they are in Ferntree Gully.

At some point he applied for a pension which was rejected on the grounds that he was "not incapacitated from earning a livelihood."

References

  1. "The Drill of the Foot-Hills" (PDF) (1917). Western Australia. Mar 1917. p. 15. Retrieved 16 May 2017 – via State Library of Western Australia. 

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