GORMAN, James Aloysius
| Service Number: | 1876 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Dublin, Ireland, 4 December 1879 |
| Home Town: | Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Watchman/Linesman (P&T Dept) |
| Died: | Natural causes (heart disease/bronchitis), Wooloowin, Queensland, Australia, 11 April 1951, aged 71 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Monumental Portion 5 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1876, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1876, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1876, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 27 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 21 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1876, 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daniel Bishop
James Aloysius GORMAN was born December 4th, 1879 in Dublin, Ireland
Father: Patrick John Gorman - [Origin - Ireland; Sergeant Major; Final Residency - Government House (Rosalie) Paddington - Bardon, Queensland, Australia];
Mother: Mary Lucy (nee-Dorris)-Gorman
Siblings are: Patrick Denis (Dennis) Gorman, Mary Josephine (nee-Gorman) Reilly, John Washington Gorman, *James*, William Joseph Gorman, Peter Gorman, Thomas Michael Gorman, Kathleen Margaret (nee-Gorman) Harris, Alice Josephine (nee-Gorman) Wood/Bishop/Gray (my g-grandmother) and Eileen Doris (nee-Gorman) Otago; all apart of the large Gorman family
Marriage: Catherine O'CONNOR - January 22nd, 1903 - St Stephens' Cathedral - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia;
Children: Kathleen Mary Josephine (nee-Gorman) Boxsell, Doris Eileen Gorman, Moreen Gorman, Esie Gertrude (nee-Gorman) Hall, James Michael, Alice (nee-Gorman)Hovey, William Joseph Gorman, Josephine Mary Gorman, Thomas Michael Gorman, Doreen Rita Gorman & Patricia Eileen (nee-Gorman) Barrett.
Military details: Australian Imperial Forces - Serice No: 1876; Date of Enlistment: August 26th, 1915 at Brisbane, Queensland. Unit: 13th Reinforcements of the 5th Light Horse Regiment. Date of Discharge: July 21, 1917 (medical discharge)
Death of James Aloysius GORMAN was on April 11th, 1951, at Park Road, Wooloowin, Queensland (Qld; Reg No: 1951/ 31676)
Burial: April 13th, 1951, at Lutwyche Cemetery, Kedron, Queensland. James Aloysius GORMAN is buried togther with his wife Catherine May GORMAN.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Australian Remembrance Army
Gunner James Aloysius Gorman (Service No. 1876), an Australian World War One veteran, is among almost 800 previously unmarked WWI veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now honoured with a plaque recognising their service for Australia.
On 20 September 2025, we unveiled his grave plaque in Lutwyche Cemetery, along with a further 161 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
See Australian Remembrance Army Facebook page
James Aloysius Gorman was born on 4 December 1879 in Dublin, Ireland, to Patrick John Gorman and Mary Lucy Gorman (née Dorris). In 1903, he married Catherine May O’Connor (1886–1953) in Brisbane, and together they had eleven children.
James enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in Brisbane in August 1915, aged 35, stating his occupation as watchman/linesman and naming his wife Catherine as his next of kin. On 3 January 1916, he embarked for overseas service from Brisbane aboard HMAT Kyarra (A55) with the 5th Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcements.
He was transferred to the 2nd Light Horse Reserve Regiment on 1 March 1916, and later that month was taken on strength of the 13th Field Artillery Brigade from the 5th Australian Light Horse and posted to the 51st Battery. He was mustered as Driver on 22 April 1916, and on 27 October 1916 was remustered as Gunner in the field.
Gorman was admitted to hospital several times suffering from influenza — first on 5 December 1916, and again on 21 December 1916, when he was admitted to the 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth. He was evacuated from Calais to England per H.S. Cambria and re-admitted to hospital on arrival. He was hospitalised once more on 13 January 1917 for influenza.
Gunner James Aloysius Gorman was discharged from the AIF on 25 August 1917 from the 1st Military District, having returned to Australia aboard the Ayrshire, suffering from myalgia and senility. He had sailed from Devonport, England, on 23 May 1917 aboard the Ayrshire for return to Australia.
Following his return, he lived in Windsor, Brisbane, and resumed work as a linesman.
Gunner James Aloysius Gorman died on 11 April 1951, aged 71, from heart disease and bronchitis, and was buried in Monumental Portion 5, Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane. His wife Catherine died in July 1953 and was buried with her husband.
After decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia — ensuring his name endures among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice. His identity has now been restored.
We have remembered him.
Lest We Forget.
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