JAMES, Walter Edward
| Service Number: | 10844 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 29 September 1892 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Subiaco, Western Australia, 30 April 1986, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1915: | Enlisted | |
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| 25 May 1916: |
Involvement
Sapper, 10844, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
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| 25 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 10844, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne |
Awarded the Military Medal
Military Medal
'At ARMENTIERES on the night 28th/29th January, 1917, during a raid on the enemy trenches, he acted as linesman with the O.C. Raid. For four hours before the raid he prepared and patrolled special lines. After the raid commenced, and when communications were cut, he went four times through a heavy enemy barrage, and took messages back to the nearest signal station. On three previous occasions he had shown conspicuous ability and coolness whilst acting as linesman to Officers Commanding Raids. Strength of raiding party - 8 Officers and 216 other ranks.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 133 Date: 21 August 1917
Submitted 4 September 2014
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