FALLS, James
| Service Number: | 4792 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Pemberton, Manjimup, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 5. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4792, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4792, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4792, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 4792, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4792 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
James was son of John and Maggie Falls who were deceased when he died. He had come to Western Australia from Ireland during 1912, when he was about eighteen years of age. He had a brother, Jack Falls, in Pemberton, Western Australia and a sister who lived on a station near Port Augusta in South Australia.
He was taken on strength of 51st Bn only two weeks before they made their assault on Mouquet Farm on the 3 September 1916. Many men like James Falls were reported wounded and missing after the battle.
James’s remains were found by the Imperial War Graves Commission during late 1923, near Mouquet Farm, and his identity disc was recovered. James is the only 51st Battalion soldier who died in 1916 that was buried in the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery. His identity disc was forwarded to his brother during 1925.