JAMES, Ernest John
| Service Number: | 692 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | GSW to R thigh, Gallipoli 3/5/1915, Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, United Kingdom, 28 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England Roman Catholic Section, (R.C. 846), |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 692, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 692, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 692, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 692, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded at Gallipoli and transferred to England |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of W.R. James of 54 Pier Street, Perth, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 28th May......Private Ernest John James was born at West Perth, Western Australia. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 20th October, 1914 stating he was a 19 year old (birth registered in 1897) Mechanic.
Private James embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on 22nd December, 1914 with 16th Infantry Battalion “D” Company. He was wounded in action on 3rd May, 1915 & transferred to Hospital Ship Dongola from Gallipoli Peninsula with gunshot wounds to lower extremities. A Cablegram to next-of-kin stated "Private E. J. James seriously ill gunshot wound right thigh and fractured pelvis.”
Private James was admitted to Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, England on 20th May, 1915.
Private Ernest John James died on 28th May, 1915 at Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, England from wounds received in action at Gallipoli – gunshot wound to right thigh. He was buried in Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England where 49 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/a---j.html
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