| Regimental number | 436 |
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Ironworker |
| Address | Brown Street, Rosewater, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 27.2 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 176 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs C M Baverstock, Sussex Street, New Kingston, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
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| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Appointed Lance Corporal, 12 February 1916. Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, of neglect of duty in that he left the tent under his charge in an untidy and dirty state: admonished. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Wounded in action, 19 July 1916 (gun shot wound, wrist); admitted to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to Ambulance Train, 20 July 1916, and admitted to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 21 July 1916; discharged to 5th Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 12 August 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 20 October 1916. Admitted to 5th Field Ambulance, 13 December 1916 (ingrown toenail); rejoined Bn, in the field, 18 December 1916. Admitted to 14th Field Ambulance, 26 December 1916 (haemorrhoids); transferred same day to Anzac Corps Rest Station, and then to Casualty Clearing Station; discharged to duty, 5 January 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 7 January 1917. Appointed Sergeant, 26 April 1917; detached to 8th Training Bn, Hurdcott, England, 28 May 1917. On Command, Bomb School, Lyndhurst, 15 July 1917; rejoined 8th Training Bn, 28 July 1917. On Command, Bomb School, Lyndhurst, 24 September 1917; qualified as instructor; rejoined 8th Training Bn, 10 October 1917. Attached to Permanent Cadre of 15th Training Bn, Codford, 21 November 1917. Admitted to Clearing Hospital, Codford, 11 December 1917; rejoined 15th Training Bn from hospital, 17 December 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 30 January 1918; rejoined 32nd Bn, in the field, 14 February 1918. Tried by Field General Court Martial, 2 May 1918, on charges of (1) When on Active service drunkenness, in that he at Corbie on 22nd April 1918, having been previously warned for dutry as one of the NCOs in charge of a picquet in the Company area was drunk; (2) conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, in that he at Corbie on 22nd April having been previously warned for duty as one of the NCOs in charge of a picquet in the Company became unfit for duty by reason of previous indulgence in alcoholic stimulants; found Not Guilty on charge 1; Guilty on charge 2: sentenced to be reduced to the ranks. Wounded in action (second occasion), 29 September 1918 (gun shot wound, left elbow and face), and admitted to 134th Field Ambulance and then transferred to 50th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train, and admitted to 6th General hospital, Rouen, 30 September 1918; transferred to England, 4 October 1918, and admitted to 2nd Western General Hospital, Manchester, 4 October 1918; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 25 October 1918; discharged on furlough, 1 November 1918, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 15 November 1918. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 19 November 1918; discharged to Convalescent Training Depot, Parkhouse, 5 January 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 48 days. Marched in to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 14 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ascanius', 9 February 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 21 March 1919; discharged, Adelaide, 20 May 1919. War service: 3 years 320 days (of which 3 years 131 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 76 |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BAVERSTOCK James Henry |
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Street Address:
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