Regimental number | 3308 |
Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria |
School | Richmond Central State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Coachbuilder |
Address | Richmond, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, J C James, 162 Church Street, Richmond, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Ambulance |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 20.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row N, Grave No. 3), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 183 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Rose James, 74 Ross Street, Victoria |
Family/military connections | "He was connected with his brother L.SGT J.S. James, who was mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig's despatches in 1917." Supplied by Father |