Regimental number | 2180 |
Place of birth | Singleton, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | Wests Freezing Works, Wellington, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Elizabeth Florence Lowe, 'Toorak', Percy Street, Wellington, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Dubbo, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 54th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/71/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of burial | Manchester Southern Cemetery (Row Q, Grave No. 170), Lancashire |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 19 August 1916; admitted to isolation, 24 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 13 October 1916; admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 17 October 1916; discharged, 8 December 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 76 days. Proceeded overseas to France, 31 December 1916; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 1 January 1917. Proceeded to unit, 6 February 1917; taken on strength of 54th Bn, in the field, 8 February 1917. Evacuated to hospital, 1 June 1917; admitted to No 5 Divisional Rest Station, 2 June 1917 (influenza); transferred to No 9 Casualty Clearing Station, 9 June 1917 (pyrexia of unknown origin); to No 29 Ambulance Train, 10 June 1917; to No 5 General Hospital, Rouen, 11 June 1917 (trench fever); to No 2 General Hospital, Rouen, 24 June 1917; discharged, 5 July 1917, and marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 5 July 1917. Proceeded to unit, 31 July 1917; rejoined 54th Bn, 1 August 1917. On leave to England, 23 August 1917; rejoined unit, 3 September 1917. Wounded in action, 22 March 1918; admitted to No 1 Australian Field Ambulance, 22 March 1918, and transferred to No 11 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (shrapnel wound, right thigh, and hand); to No 32 Stationary Hospital, 24 march 1918; to England, 31 March 1918; to Reading War Hospital, 31 March 1918; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 2 May 1918; discharged to furlough, 3 May 1918; marched into No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 17 May 1918. Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 2 August 1918. Found guilty, 19 August 1918, of being absent without leave from midnight, 15 August 1918, until 2100 hours, 17 August 1918: awarded 4 days' Field Punishment No 2, and total forfeiture of 6 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 29 August 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 1 September 1918. Proceeded to unit, 5 September 1918; rejoined 54th Bn, 6 September 1918. Wounded in action (2nd occasion), 1 October 1918; admitted to No 132 Field Ambulance, 1 October 1918, and transferred to No 53 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (shrapnel wound, right index finger); to No 5 General Hospital, Rouen, 2 October 1918; to England, 4 October 1918; to No 2 Western General Hospital, Manchester, 5 October 1918. Died, No 2 Western General Hospital, 23 October 1918. Buried, Southern Cemetery, Manchester, 28 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LOWE James Henry |