SCREECH, James William
| Service Number: | 2395 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 May 1916, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Northam, Western Australia, 19 January 1886 |
| Home Town: | York, York, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Illness, Graylingwell War Hospital, Chichester, England, United Kingdom, 24 May 1918, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Chichester Cemetery, Sussex, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Meckering War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 30 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2395, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2395, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 24th May.......Private James William Screech was born at Northam, Western Australia in 1896. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 7th May, 1916 as a 28 year old Farm Hand from Wilberforce, Woodside, via York, Western Australia.
Private Screech was posted to 11th Training Battalion, Durrington, Wiltshire, England on 29th December, 1916 for further training before being sent to the War Front. He was sent to France & joined 43rd Battalion on 3rd March, 1917.
Private Screech was wounded in action on 5th June, 1917. He was invalided to England & admitted to Devonport Military Hospital, England on 19th June, 1917 with GSW to abdomen – severe. Private Screech recovered but was hospitalised on 2 more occasions before being sent back to France, rejoining 43rd Battalion on 22nd November, 1917.
Private Screech was sent to Hospital on 15th February, 1918 with Nephritis & invalided back to England where he was admitted to Graylingwell War Hospital, Chichester, Sussex, England on 4th April, 1918 with Nephritis - severe.
Private James William Screech died suddenly at 4.25 am on 24th May, 1918 at Graylingwell War Hospital, Chichester, Sussex, England from Suppurative Nephritis & Purulent Pericarditis.
Private Screech was also buried on the same day as another AIF Soldier, Private Edward Yates 42nd Battalion
BOTH SOLDIERS WERE BURIED on 28th May, 1918
in Chichester Cemetery, Chichester, West Sussex, England.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/chichester.html
Biography
James William SCREECH was born on 19th January, 1886 in Northam, Western Australia
His parents were William John SCREECH and Eliza Ann WATSON
"Mr. and Mrs. W. Screech and Family of Meckering wish to tender their sincere THANKS, to all kind friends and relations, for letters, cards, telegrams and personal expressions of sympathy in their recent sad bereavement in the. loss of their dear son and brother, who died of wounds, May 24." - from the West Australian 06 Jul 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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