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Albert Victor Gordon JAMES

Regimental number2885
Place of birthCobar, New South Wales
SchoolCoolgardie State School, Western Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationStoreman
AddressBrown Hill, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs M James, 52 Brown Street, Brown Hill, Western Australia
Enlistment date8 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 6
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 30 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of disease 27 January 1917
Age at death31
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialDurrington Cemetery (Grave No. 160), Wiltshire
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
174
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas ALlne and Mary Ann JAMES; husband of Mary JAMES, 14 Russell Street, West Leederville, Western Australia
Family/military connectionsPrv 1202 CAC James 28th Battalion died of wounds in France (Brother). PTE E.J. Mooney 51st Battalion, killed in action, France (Cousin)

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