James Thorpe AMOS

AMOS, James Thorpe

Service Number: 3792
Enlisted: 29 December 1916, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Pioneer Battalion
Born: Ashford, Kent, England, 1874
Home Town: Mount Perry, North Burnett, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Storekeeper
Memorials: Mount Perry Shire of Perry Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

29 Dec 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3792, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Brisbane, Qld.
13 Jun 1917: Involvement Private, 3792, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
13 Jun 1917: Embarked Private, 3792, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Medical Board, 5 October 1917, concluded that 'the life of this soldier is not likely to be endangered by an English winter', and that 'his malady would not be aggravated by an English winter'. 'Age' was stated to be a major factor: '57 and looks it'; disability: senility. Attached for duty, Army Pay Corps, AIF Administrative HQ, London, 29 January 1918.