Regimental number | 3291 |
Place of birth | Killarney, Co Kerry, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Woolpresser |
Address | Longreach, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 42 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Lucy Sullivan, Blackall, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Longreach, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | No 4 Tunnelling Company - No 1 Military District |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/10/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 22 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 18 July 1916. Proceeded from Perham Downs to France, 29 August 1916. Marched in to 2nd Australian Division Base Depot, 30 August 1916; taken on strength, 1st Australian Tunneling Company, 30 September 1916. Admitted to North Midlands Casualty Clearing Station, 23 November 1916 (anemia); transferred to 13th Casualty Clearing Station, 30 November 1916; transferred to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Boulogne, 11 December 1916 (trench fever); transferred to England, 4 January 1917. Embarked Havre on HS 'Carisbrooke Castle', 5 January 1917. Admitted to Princess Christian Hospital, Weymouth, 6 January 1917 (trench foot and 'old age'); marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 17 February 1917; marched out for journey to Australia, 6 April 1917; after brief return for treatment, discharged from Princess Christian Hospital, 4 May 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Themistocles', 4 May 1917; disembarked Sydney, 4 July 1917, for onward travel to Brisbane. Discharged, 17 August 1917 (medically unfit for service, trench fever). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ENRIGHT James |