James William SCREECH

Regimental number2395
Place of birthNortham, Western Australia
SchoolYork State School, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressWilberforce, Woodside, via York, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, James William Screech, Meckering, Western Australia
Enlistment date7 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name43rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/60/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 30 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied of wounds at Graylingwell Hospital, Chichester.
FateDied of disease 24 May 1918
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialChichester Cemetery (Row 121, Grave No. I), Sussex, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
137
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Eliza SCREECH