| Regimental number | 2518 |
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Groom |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 36 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Nellie Trehair, Silver Creek via Beechworth, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 11th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A63 Karoola on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked for Gallipoli, 31 July 1915. Admitted to hospital; Lemnos, 4 August 1915; transferred to Malta, 11 September 1915 (dysentery and venereal disease); transferred to Overseas Base, Musta, 9 October 1915; rejoined unit at Gallipoli, 4 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 6 January 1916.; discharged from hospital, 2 May 1916. Admitted to hospital, 2 March 1916 (epilepsy), 12 September 1916 (mental); discharged to duty, 30 September 1916(alcoholism). Disembarked Marseilles, France, 14 June 1916. Admitted to hospital. Tried by Field General Court Martial, 12 February 1917, on charges (1) desertion from 11 August to 11 September 1916; (2) escaping compound from 8 October 1916 to 4 December 1916: sentenced to 1 year Hard Labour. Sentence suspended, 24 February 1917. Taken on strength, 51st Bn, 6 March 1917. Tried by Field General Court Martial, 1 May 1917, on charge of desertion, 26 March to 5 April 1917; sentenced to death; sentence commuted to 10 years' Penal Servitude. Sentence commuted to 10 years' imprisonment with Hard Labour. Sentence commuted to 2 years' Hard Labour, 18 July 1917. Sentence suspended, 18 May 1918. Rejoined unit, in the field, 22 May 1918. Embarked for England, 29 May 1918. Commenced return to Australia, 23 September 1918; discharged (medically unfit: chronic colitis), 27 December 1918. Not eligible for war medals. Request for War Gratuity denied. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, McCORMICK James |
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