| Regimental number | 6657 |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Place of birth | Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Ironworker |
| Address | 11 Walker Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 5.75" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Elsie Catherine Ambrose, 149 Crown Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 12 months in public school Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | 7th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 4 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/26/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Company Engineers |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Sarah Jane AMBROSE. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance. |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 11 March 1916; disembarked Alexandria, 14 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 28 May 1916; disembarked England (date not recorded). Appointed Acting Lance Corporal, 1 July 1916. Reverted to Sapper, 25 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 January 1917; taken on strength, 7th Field Company Engineers, in the field, 12 February 1917. Admitted to 5th Field Ambulance, 8 May 1917 (tachycardia), and transferred same day to 4th Division Rest Station; to 9th Casualty Clearing Station, 10 May 1917, to 4th Casualty Clearing Station, 16 May 1917; discharged to duty, 27 May 1917. Admitted to 5th Division Rest Station, 27 May 1917 (disordered action of the heart), and transferred same day to 9th Casualty Clearing Station, 4 June 1917 (pneumonia); transferred to Ambulance Train No 29, 10 June 1917, and admitted to 5th General Hospital, 11 June 1917 (pneumonia); transferred to England, 20 June 1917, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham (pneumonia: severe); discharged on furlough, 11 August 1917, to report to No 4 Command Depot, 25 August 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 27 August 1917, while on furlough; discharged, 18 October 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 53 days. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 18 October 1917 (bronchitis); discharged, 10 November 1917. Found guilty, 31 January 1918, of neglect of orders, viz. being out of bounds: awarded 3 days' confined to camp. Marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 23 November 1917 (Class B.1.A.3). Found guilty, 8 February 1918, of being absent without leave, 5-6 February 1918: forfeited 2 days' pay. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 9 February 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 3 June 1918; rejoined unit, in the field, 12 June 1918. Admitted to 12th Casualty Clearing Station, 29 September 1918 (pneumonia), and transferred to Ambulance Train No 19; to 6th General Hospital, Rouen, 30 September 1916 (influenza); to England, 3 October 1918, and admitted to Central Military Hospital, Weymouth, 4 October 1918; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 9 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Argyllshire', 9 December 1918 (bronchitis); disembarked Melbourne, 1 February 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 25 April 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 49 |
| Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Catholic Section, Section 3, Grave No. 602), Sydney, New South Wales |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, AMBROSE William James |