Joseph Henry JAMES

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JAMES, Joseph Henry

Service Number:	1938
Enlisted:	12 May 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Salisbury, South Australia, 12 September 1862
Home Town:	Salisbury, Salisbury, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1916, aged 53 years
Cemetery:	Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Salisbury & District Roll of Honour, Salisbury Eternal Flame Honour Board

World War 1 Service

12 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1938, Keswick, South Australia
26 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1938, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, embarkation_roll: roll_number: 15 embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: public_note:
26 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1938, 27th Infantry Battalion
4 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1938, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell wound (skull)

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Biography

"THE LATE PRIVATE J. JAMES.

Mrs. J. James, of Salisbury, has received a cable message informing her of the death on August 8, from wounds received in France, of her husband, Private Joseph James. Surprise and admiration were felt when Mr. James, a retired farmer, long past the age when a man is expected to face a strenuous campaign, went to the recruiting depot on May 22, 1915, and enlisted. He was a son of the late Mr. Joseph James, was 53 years of age, and had been farming in the Hopetoun district, Victoria, for 13 years. He let his farm there and came to live in Salisbury seven years ago, and since then had been a prominent rifleman, and had taken considerable interest in local matters. He was a member and officer of the Methodist Church. Five of his nephews are at the front." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 15 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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