Regimental number | 451 |
Place of birth | Barraba, New South Wales |
School | Barraba Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Shearer |
Address | Hawkins Creek, Barraba, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Pritchard, Warwick, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 33rd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/50/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was a Lewis Machine Gunner. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, 1918 France |
Age at death | 22.7 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 9), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 122 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (white marble tablet) in Uniting Church, Barraba, New South Wales. Parents: Simon and Emma JAMES |
Family/military connections | Foster brother (a cousin): 450 Pte Allan George JAMES, 33rd Bn, killed in action, 8 February 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |