Regimental number | 2741 |
Place of birth | Soundridge Creasy |
School | State |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Apprentice |
Address | 78 Invermay Road, Launceston, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss James, 78 Invermay Road, Launceston, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Bologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 7), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 143 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents; William and Sophia JAMES, Longford, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2725 Pte George Henry JAMES, 47th Bn, killed in action, 19 May 1918; Uncle: 1887 Pte James LOCKHART, 40th Bn, killed in action, 5 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |