| Regimental number | 139 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Beltana, South Australia |
| School | Hawker Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Hawker, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19.4 |
| Height | 5' 6.25" |
| Weight | 135 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Essie Melville, Hawker, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Wounded in action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 24 October 1917; invalided to Weymouth, Dartford and Colchester Hospitals, England. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Marathon', 13 June 1918; discharged (medically unfit: deafness), Adelaide, 27 June 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | Commemorated in South Australian Garden of Remembrance, Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MELVILLE James George |