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William Thomas JAMES

Regimental number7010
Place of birthToodyay, Western Australia
SchoolState School
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarrier
AddressToodyay, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Mr J T James, Blacksmith, Toodyay, Western Australia
Enlistment date3 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularBuried 2700 yds SE
FateKilled in Action 10 August 1918
Place of death or woundingHarbonnieres, France
Age at death21.1
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot V, Row H, Grave No. 16), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
62
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James Thomas and Diana JAMES, Toodyay, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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