James Malachi OXENHAM

Regimental number3095
Date of birth2 November 1873
Place of birthSofala New South Wales
SchoolCrown Street Public School, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address31 Liberty Street, Enmore, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation43
Next of kinWife, Mrs G Oxenham, 31 Liberty Street, Enmore, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date30 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 25 July 1916
Place of burialNeuchatel Churchyard (Grave No. 1), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
157
Family/military connectionsSon: 9480 Driver Harold James OXENHAM, 20th Company, Australian Army Service Corps, returned to Australia, 4 June 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, france, 25 July 1916 (gun shot wound, head); admitted to 25th General Hospital; died of wounds, 25 July 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal