Regimental number | 3603 |
Place of birth | Blythe, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | Mount Keira, Wollongong, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 6.25" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E. Paine, Mount Keira, Wollongong, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Employment Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth PAINE |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to 55th Bn from 5th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 16 March 1916; taken on strength of 55th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 March 1916. Transferred to 57th Battery, 17 March 1916. Mustered as a Driver, Ferry Post, 18 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Admitted to No 45 Casualty Clearing Station, 15 December 1916 (pyrexia of unknown origin); transferred to No 15 Ambulance Train, 17 December 1916; to No 16 General Hospital, Le Treport, 18 December 1916; to No 3 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 20 January 1917; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Etaples, 28 January 1917. Marched out of Australian General Base Depot, 6 February 1917; transferred to, and taken on strength of 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, 7 February 1917. Transferred to and taken on strength of 3rd Army Field Artillery Brigade, 10 February 1917. Admitted to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 8 March 1918; transferred to No 36 Ambulance Train, 11 March 1918; to No 55 General Hospital, 11 March 1918 (varicose veins); to England, 12 March 1918; to Military Hospital, Eastbourne, 12 March 1918; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 22 March 1918; discharged to furlough, 23 March 1918; marched into No 1 Command Depot, 12 April 1918. Marched into Overseas Training Bde, 13 June 1918. Marched into Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery, Highbury, 28 June 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 7 August 1918; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Le Havre, 8 August 1918. Marched out of Australian General Base Depot, 21 August 1918, and taken on strength of Australian Employment Company, the same day. Proceeded to England, 26 December 1918; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 8 January 1919. Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 20 February 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT ' Plassy', 17 March 1919; arrived Melbourne, 30 April 1919, and to disembark at Sydney. Discharged Sydney (termination of period of enlistment), 25 June 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 54 |
Place of burial | Randwick Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PAINE James |