Regimental number | 26383 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Ipswich, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Stonemason |
Address | 56 Holterman Street, Crows Nest, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E M McNeill, 56 Holterman Street, Crows Nest, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Reinforcement 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details | Was admitted to Norfolk War Hospital, Norwich, England on 7 November 1917 suffering from gas poisoning. Was christened James Archibald but later changed his name to James Arthur. Worked as a Stonemason prior to enlisting, and after the war returned to this trade until ill health forced his retirement |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Presbyterian Cemetery on 16 November 1925 |