| Regimental number | 9080 |
| Place of birth | Yass, New South Wales |
| School | Stanmore Public School; St Joseph's College, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Other training | Sanitary Inspector |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Tram driver |
| Address | Surry Hills, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 36.10 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Catherine Williams, 517 Bourke Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the NSW Cadets; 1 year 50 days in the South African Constabulary, Boer War. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Field Ambulance 8, Reinforcement 3 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/51/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Ambulance |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
| Place of burial | Bellicourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 10), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 184 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Stephen and Pauline Mary WILLIAMS; Wife: Catherine WILLIAMS, Mycumbene, Rowlands Avenue, Bondi, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 3 April 1916. Admitted to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, 19 April 1916 (not yet diagnosed); discharged to Base Depot, 21 April 1916. Sent for duty to Town Major, Estaires, 30 April 1916. Taken on strength, 8th Australian Field Ambulance, 12 July 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 12 March 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 3 September 1918. Killed in action, 30 September 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WILLIAMS James
Red Cross File 29604075 |
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