STRICKLAND, James Alexander
| Service Number: | 7357 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., 20 May 1884 |
| Home Town: | Katanning, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Officer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, 2 October 1918, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
St. Albans (Hatfield Road) Cemetery, England Grave Mil. G. 5., |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Homebush Western Australian Bank WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 7357, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 7357, 28th Infantry Battalion, SS Ormonde, Fremantle | |
| 2 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 7357, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7357 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
51st Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 35 and the son of F. P. and A. A. Strickland of Perth, Western Australia.
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 2nd October…… James Alexander Strickland was born on 20th May, 1884 at South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria.
He married Constance Beatrice Hickson 16th July, 1913 at St. Barnabas Church, Greenbushes, Blackwood, Western Australia. A birth for Phillip Kitchener Alexander Strickland was registered in 1914 at Katanning, Western Australia.
On 18th April, 1917 James Alexander Strickland enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force as a 33 year old, married, Accountant (listed by his wife on the Roll of Honour information as Banker with West Australian Bank) from Katanning, Western Australia.
Private James Alexander Strickland, Service number 7357, embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia on SS Ormonde on 13th March, 1918 with the 28th Infantry Battalion, 22nd Reinforcements & was appointed Acting Lance Corporal on Ormonde on 13th March, 1918. He disembarked at Suez on 4th April, 1918.
He was taken on strength at Australian Camp at Suez on 4th April, 1918. Acting Lance Corporal Strickland was evacuated to Government Hospital at Suez on 9th April, 1918 & was admitted the same day with Measles. He was discharged to duty to Australian Camp at Suez on 30th April, 1918.
On 3rd May, 1918 Acting Lance Corporal Strickland embarked from Alexandria on H.M.T. Manitou & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 11th May, 1918.
Acting Lance Corporal Strickland disembarked at Southampton, England on 15th May, 1918 & was marched in to 5th Training Battalion at Fovant, Wiltshire, England the same day. He reverted to the rank of Private on 15th May, 1918.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
He was transferred to 51st Battalion Details (12th Training Battalion) at Codford, Wiltshire on 4th June, 1918 from 28th Battalion (5th Training Battalion). Private Strickland was appointed Acting Corporal on 12th June, 1918 while posted with 12th Training Battalion. He was On Command at Gas School at Chiseldon from 17th June, 1918.
On 15th August, 1918 Acting Corporal Strickland proceeded overseas to France from 12th Training Battalion at Codford. He reverted to the rank of Private on proceeding overseas. Private Strickland was marched in to A.I.B.D. (Australian Infantry Base Depot) at Havre, France on 17th August, 1918. He was marched out from A.I.B.D. on 18th August, 1918 to join his Unit & was taken on strength of 51st Battalion in the Field on 20th August, 1916.
Private James Alexander Strickland was wounded in action on 13th September, 1918. He was admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance with bullet wound/s to Leg & Thigh. Private Strickland was transferred to Ambulance Train 22 on 13th September, 1918 & was admitted to 12th General Hospital at Rouen, France on 16th September, 1918. He embarked for England on Hospital Ship Carisbrook Castle on 18th September, 1918.
He was admitted to The County of Middlesex War Hospital, Napsbury, England on 19th September, 1918 with multiple G.S.W. (gunshot wounds) – severe. The Medical Case Sheet for Private J. Strickland recorded “Bomb wound both legs. Bomb 11:9:18 Western Front on Duty.” His condition on 1st October, 1918 was reported as “Much swelling of R Leg from groin to below knee, red painful. Patient sleepless.” An operation was completed on 2nd October, 1918: “Incisions R Thigh – tissues found to be in a condition of Septic gangrene.”
Private James Alexander Strickland died at 8.45 pm on 2nd October, 1918 at The County of Middlesex War Hospital, Napsbury, St. Albans, England from wounds received in action - G.S.W. to both Legs & Septic Gangrene right Thigh.
He was buried in Hatfield Road Cemetery, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England where 16 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/st-albans---hatfield-road.html
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