James HEAD

Regimental number242
Place of birthBroken Hill, New South Wales
SchoolGovernment School, Crackline
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressWaeel, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, W Head, Wongan Hills, Western Australia
Enlistment date10 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 4, Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/9/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 18 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Machine Gun Company
FateKilled in Action 11 April 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death21.10
Place of burialQueant Road Cemetery (Special Memorial, Row E, No. 6), Buissy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
178
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Eleanor HEAD