| Regimental number | 30532 |
| Place of birth | Glenferrie, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 38 Hamilton Street, Yarraville, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs R James, 38 Hamilton Street, Yarraville, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 14, Reinforcement 8 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/41/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Killed accidentally |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 28 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 4), Steenwerck, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Mary Ann JAMES; husband of R. JAMES, Wakanui Street, Northcote, VIctoria |