Regimental number | 4070 |
Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand |
School | Mount Cook School, Wellington, New Zealand |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Master plumber |
Address | Denman, New South Wales |
Marital status | Widower |
Age at embarkation | 41 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M.A. Morris, Stanley Street, Hawkes Bay, Wanneirke, New Zealand |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Casula, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Place of death or wounding | At sea |
Age at death | 41 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 15th Field Company, Tel el Kebir, 18 March 1916. Marched out of Garrison Camp, Zeitoun, 21 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Admitted to No 5 Divisional Rest Station, 4 October 1916 (chronic appendicitis); transferred to No 15 Field Ambulance, 4 October 1916; to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 10 October 1916 (gastritis); to No 15 Ambulance Train, 24 October 1916; to No 13 General Hospital, Boulogne, no date stated; to England, 26 October 1916; to No 3 London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 28 October 1917; discharged, 14 January 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Kanowna', 14 January 1917 (abscess, right side). Died on board HS 'Kanowna', 28 February 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 44 |
Place of burial | Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BLOCKLEY James Joseph |