Service Number: 1931
Enlisted: 26 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 9th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Adelaide, South Australia, 15 April 1888
Home Town: Richmond (SA), City of West Torrens, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: 1976, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: St Judes Cemetery, Brighton, South Australia
Memorials: St Peters - St Peter's College Honour Board
World War 1 Service
26 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
10 Feb 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1931, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1,
HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
10 Feb 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1931, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Warilda, Adelaide
22 Jun 1916: Discharged AIF WW1
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Previous service:
3 yeras in 23rd Light Horse Regiment - Burra - still serving on enlisting
Described on enlisting as 27 years 3 months old; single; 5' 8 1/4" tall; 158 lbs;
fresh complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; Church of England.
26/7/1915 Enlisted in Keswick, South Australia
26/7/1915 Commanding Officer appointed James to E Company Light Horse
2nd Depot Battalion, Adelaide Camp
16/8/1915 NCO's School, Mitcham Camp
1/10/1915 7/11th Light Horse
16/10/1915 Officers School
1/11/1915 14th reinforcements / 9th Light Horse Regiment
Base Light Horse, 2nd Depot
16/11/1915 Promoted to Sergeant, A Company
10/2/1916 Embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide on board HMAT Warilda A69
as a Private in the 9th Light Horse Regiment, 14th reinforcements
9/3/1916 taken on strength to 3rd Light Horse Regiment
10/3/1916 epilepsy - admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolos
22/3/1916 transferred to 1st Auxillary Hospital, Helipolos
11/4/1916 Invalided to Australia on board HT Karoola from Helipolos to Suez
12/4/1916 Embarked from Suez, Egypt on board HMAT A54 Runic
to return to Australia
22/6/1916 Discharged from AIF
Kangaroo Island connection: owner of Carlyon Farm - disposed of his property in the Hundred of Cassini to Colonel Castine in 1908.