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248199 Pte. James Joseph Moran AIF 33 Btn. Australian Infantry from:East Sydney (d.6th May 1918) James Moran enlisted in 1917 aged 39, a lithographer from East Sydney with six children. He relates how the hill at the Australian Army Camp, Codford in Salisbury Plains displayed an Australian Rising Sun, detailed with white stones. It is still visible today. Apparently, it was called Misery Hill, as troops ran up it each morning for physical exercise. Private Moran served in 36th Battalion at the action in Hangard Wood and the capture of Villers-Bretonneux (First Battle), then was transferred to 33rd Battalion to make up numbers there on 30th April 1918. 33rd Battalion crossed the Somme and attacked German positions at Morlancourt where he was killed in action on 6 May 1918, aged forty. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**