| Regimental number | 165 |
| Place of birth | Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Sailor's Gully Road, Eaglehawk, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 174 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Amelia Bastian, Sailor's Gully Road, Eaglehawk, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/21/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of bronchial pneumonia. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 30 |
| Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row F, Grave No. 1A), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William James and Amelia BASTIAN |
| Family/military connections | Uncles: 2 returned; Cousins (first): 3 returned, 1 killed. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 5 April 1915; admitted to 4th Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 21 May 1915; discharged to duty, 23 May 1915; found guilty, 27 September 1915, of being absent without leave whilst at Mudros from 9 am, 26 September, to 9 am, 27 September 1915: awarded 7 days' confined to camp; forfeited a total of 1 days pay; disembarked Alexandria after evacuation of Gallipoli, 27 December 1915. Found guilty, 1 January 1916, of being absent without leave from 8 pm, 27 December 1915, to 3 pm, 1 January 1916: awarded 14 days' detention. Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, Serapeum, 14 February 1916 (not yet diagnosed); dicharged to duty, 16 February 1916. Found guilty, 23 March 1916, of being in town without a pass (Alexandria): fined 1 days pay. Embarked Alexandria to join British Expeditionary Force, 23 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 30 March 1916. Found guilty, 5 September 1916, of being absent without leave from 9.30 am, to 9 pm, 4 August 1916: forfeited a total of 7 days pay. To hospital, France, 29 November 1916 (rheumationiosis); transferred to 36th Casualty Clearing Station, 1 December 1916 (pneumonia); to Ambulance Train No 8, 1 December 1916; to 1st General Hospital, Etaples, 2 December 1916 (bronchial pneumonia); died of disease, 8 December 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BASTIAN William James |