Regimental number | 1965 |
Place of birth | Bairnsdale, Victoria |
School | Moonee Ponds State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Bricklayer |
Address | 14 Walker Street, Ascot Vale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mrs M James, 14 Walker Street, Ascot Vale, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | St Martin's Wood, near Proyart, France |
Age at death | 22.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot V, Row I, Grave No. 13), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 50 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Margaret JAMES, "Avon", Maribyrnong road, Ascot Vale, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother to Lt John Hugh James, MC & BNR |