| Regimental number | 260 |
| Place of birth | Purnamoota Station near Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| School | St Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bushman |
| Address | Gypsum Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 9.25" |
| Weight | 155 lbs |
| Next of kin | Frank Ayliffe, Gypsum Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Senior Cadets |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Morphetville, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Palestine |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row Q, Grave 81), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank and Elizabeth Ann AYLIFFE, Myponga, South Australia. Native of Purnamoota Station, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 259 Sergeant Frank Keith AYLIFFE, 5th Motor Transport Company, returned to Australia, 8 October 1918; 6537 Pte William Hawden AYLIFFE, 50th Bn, killed in action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 25 April 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915; to hospital, 12 September 1915 (sick); rejoined unit, 17 September 1915; disembarked Gallipoli for Alexandria, 20 December 1915. Proceeded to join Western Frontier Force, 29 December 1915; appointed Lance Corporal, 29 December 1915. Found guilty, 26 March 1916, of leaving camp contrary to orders given by a superior officer, 10 March 1916: awarded 28 days’ Field Punishment No 2; reverted to rank of Private. Appointed temporary Corporal, 2 July 1916; appointed Corporal, 2 July 1916. To hospital, Romani, 1 August 1916 (sick); rejoined unit, 4 August 1916. Wounded in action, El-Arish, 9 January 1917; admitted to 1st Field Ambulance, 10 January 1917 (gun shot wound, right arm); transferred to 24th Stationary Hospital, 11 January 1917; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 14 January 1917; to Convalescent Depot, Abbassia,15 February 1917; discharged to 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 22 February 1917; taken on strength, 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, 22 February 1917. Transferred to 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Moascar, 6 May 1917; taken on strength, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Shellal, 8 May 1917. Appointed Sergeant, 8 July 1917. Admitted to 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, Palestine, 7 November 1917 (gun shot wound, abdomen); died of wounds, 7 November 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, AYLIFFE James Hamilton |