Regimental number | 7509 |
Place of birth | 'Ridgeway', Bairnsdale, Victoria |
School | Trinity Grammar School, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria |
Other training | Diploma, Dookie Agricultural College |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, C James, Ridgeway, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Division Ammunition Column |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Wounded of Ronssoy, East of Le Cahilet |
Age at death | 26.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Templeux-le-Guerard British Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 37), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 21 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Catherine JAMES |
Family/military connections | Second cousin H Wilcox 22nd Bn (killed) also Lieut K.F. Dowden ,7th Coy AASC (Military medal) also Surgeon Major P Maplestone DSO. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |