Regimental number | 1324 |
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5'7" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | John Burgoyne, 336 North Charles Street, Baltimore, USA |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1211 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Bakery |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Found guilty by Field General Court Martial, Gallipoli, 7 June 1915, of two charges of when on active service at Cape Helles refusing to obey an order given by his superior Officer: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2 (without pay: total forfeiture 57 days' pay). Admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, 26 July 1915 (septic foot); discharged to unit, 29 July 1915. Found guilty, 27 October 1915, of (i) not complying with an order of his superior officer being in the execution of his office (ii) using obscene language to an N.C.O.: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No. 2. Found guilty, 11 December 1915, of when on active service resisting an escort whose duty it was to arrest him; remanded for trial by Field General Court Martial, 13 December 1915, and subsequently awarded 2 months' imprisonment with hard labour, 19 January 1916. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to 57th Bn, 17 February 1916; to 60th Bn, 15 March 1916; to 5th Australian Division Field Bakery, 21 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 29 June 1916. Found guilty, 20 July 1916, Rouen, of being absent without leave from morning parade, 19 July 1916: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks. Found guilty, 26 July 1916, Rouen, of when on active service neglecting to obey a command given by his superior officer in that he neglected to carry away a board of bread from bakehouse to store: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. To detention, 26 July 1916; rejoined unit, 1 August 1916. Found guilty, 18 August 1916, of when on active service being absent off pass from 9 pm till found in camp by M.P. at 10.20 same date, 16 August 1916: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No. 2. Rejoined unit from detention, 31 August 1916. Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 13 November 1916 (sore throat); rejoined unit, 4 December 1916. On leave to United Kingdom, 15 April 1917; leave extended to 26 April; rejoined unit, 29 April 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 2 February 1918; rejoined unit, 21 February 1918. Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 29 June 1918 (influenza); transferred to England, 2 July 1918, and admitted to Graylingwell War Hospital, Chichester, 4 July 1918 (influenza: slight); to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 22 July 1918; to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 26 July 1918; to Overseas Training Brigade, 11 September 1918; to Australian Army Service Corps Training Depot, Parkhouse, 1 October 1918; proceeded overseas to France, 18 November 1918; rejoined unit, 27 November 1918. Found guilty, 2 December 1918, of while on active service (i) being in town without a pass (ii) drunkenness: awarded forfeiture of 2 days' pay on charge i; forfeiture of 14 days' pay on charge ii; total forfeiture of 18 days' pay. Moved out to England for return to Australia, 22 December 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Lancashire' |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BURGOYNE James |