| Regimental number | 231 |
| Place of birth | Don, Tasmania |
| Other Names | Ernest James Ernest James |
| School | State School, Tasmania |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column 1, Reinforcement 1 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/89/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Egypt |
| Place of burial | Chatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 170), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Eliza Ann BEAUMONT, Boat Harbour, Tasmania |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt Admitted to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos Island, 10 April 1915; transferred to 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, 17 April 1915 (pneumonia); died of disease, 23 April 1915 (pneumonia). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | See also 3449 Ernest James BEAUMONT |