James Alexander STEWART

Regimental number6317
Place of birthManchester, England
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Address26 Australia Street, Newtown, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40
Height5' 7"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E A Stewart, 26 Australia Street, Newtown, New South Wales
Enlistment date26 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 9 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 17 March 1917
Other details

War service: England

Embarked Sydney, 9 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 26 October 1916.

Found guilty, Fovant, 23 November 1916, of being absent without leave, 6 am to 2 pm, 21 November 1916: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks, and forfeiture of 1 day's pay under Royal Warrant.

Marched in to 1st Training Bn, 8 December 1916.

Medical report, 14 December 1916, stated age to be 51, and noted disability as 'senility and lumbago'.

Marched to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 5 January 1917.

Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Beltana', 17 March 1917; discharged (medically unfit: arterio-sclerosis), Sydney, 14 June 1917 .

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSee 840 James Alexander STEWART for first period of service.
SourcesNAA: B2455, STEWART James Alexander