Regimental number | 907 |
Place of birth | Aylesbury, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Police constable |
Address | Police Depot, Bourke Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 6' 2" |
Weight | 203 lbs |
Next of kin | Miss May McDonald, Glen Innes, Woodland Street, Balgowlah, Manly, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 6 years in the City of London Police (Sergeant); 2 years in the Garrison Artillery; left to go to Australia. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, H Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Pieta Military Cemetery (Plot B, Row VI, Grave No. 4), Europe |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 29 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Promoted Sergeant, Gallipoli, 28 April 1915. Wounded in action, Vic Gully, 6 August 1915 (gun shot wound, head: severe), and admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to Malta on board HS 'Dunluce Castle', and disembarked, 12 August 1915, and admitted to Baviere Hospital (cerebral abscess). Died of wounds, 13 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, INGRAM William James |