James Freckleton BEVAN

Regimental number18330
Date of birth28 August 1873
Place of birthLiverpool, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGroom
AddressRed Hill, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation44.9
Height5' 7"
Weight151 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E Bevan, Bell Street, Red Hill, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed for 12 years in the King's Liverpool Infantry Regiment: home and in South Africa; discharged on termination of appointment. Also served for 10 months in the Military Police, Bribane; discharged as 'services no longer required'.Previously reject ed for AIF enlistment on account of deficient eyesight.
Enlistment date11 July 1917
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameJuly 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/99/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 31 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Australian Dermatological Hospital
FateReturned to Australia 12 May 1918
Discharge date24 July 1918
Other details

War service: England

Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 16 March 1918; discharged from hospital, 21 March 1918

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Gaika', 12 July 1918; discharged (medically unfit: premature senility), Brisbane, 24 July 1918.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death22 February 1921
Age at death47
Place of burialToowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, BEVAN James Freckleton