James PASMORE

PASMORE, James

Service Number: 486
Enlisted: 14 September 1914, An original of D Company
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion
Born: Stratford, Essex, England, 2 June 1892
Home Town: Pyramid Hill, Loddon, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: 1975, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

14 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 486, 14th Infantry Battalion, An original of D Company
22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 486, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 486, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Pasmore was with a party of about a dozen men of the 14th Battalion, led by Lieutenant Luscombe, who were captured by the Turks while trying to attack Hill 971 on the 8 August 1915. Pasmore was badly wounded in the right side when captured. He was repatriated to England in November 1918. Pasmore was able to spend Christmas leave with his family at Stratford, Essex before leaving for Australia in early February 1919.