WARREN, James
| Service Number: | 923 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | At sea , 18 December 1883 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | WA Railways Engineer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, United Kingdom, 2 May 1918, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, Prestbury, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 923, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 923, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 2 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 923, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 923 awm_unit: 5 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-02 |
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Add my storyBiography 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 May…… James Warren was born at Sea (England) on Waroonga on 18th December, 1883.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 27th August, 1914 at Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales as a 30 year old, single, Engineer. His next of kin was listed as his mother – Beaufort Street, Mount Lawler, Perth, Western Australia. James Warren stated on his Attestation Papers that he had completed 5 years with the West Australian Infantry.
Private James Warren, Service number 923, embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Suffolk (A23) on 18th October, 1914 with the 2nd Infantry Battalion “H” Company.
On 7th May, 1915 Private James Warren joined 2nd Battalion at Gallipoli.
He was transferred to Divisional Headquarters at Anzac on 24th July, 1915 – temporarily.
Private Warren reported sick on 29th August, 1915 & was admitted to No. 3 Field Ambulance Advanced Dressing Station on the same day. He was transferred & admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station at Mudros on 29th August, 1915 with gastroenteritis. Private Warren was transferred to H.T. Huntsend on 2nd September, 1915 & disembarked at Malta on 6th September, 1915.
On 19th September, 1915 Private Warren was admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital at Birmingham, England.
He reported to London Office of A.I.F. Depot on 26th November, 1915.
Private Warren left for M.E.F. (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) on 25th March, 1916 with 26 Draft. He disembarked at Alexandria on 5th April 1916 & was marched in to 1st Training Battalion at Tel el Kebir on 16th April, 1916. Private Warren was transferred to 5th Divisional Pioneers on 25th April, 1916 at Ismailia & taken on strength of 5th Pioneer Battalion at Ferry Post on the same day.
On 19th June, 1916 Private Warren embarked from Alexandria on Troopship Canada to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 25th June, 1916.
He was detached for duty with 1st Army Forest Control on 10th October, 1916.
Private James Warren was admitted to 1st New Zealand Stationary Hospital at Amiens, France on 22nd January, 1917 with a wound to head. He was discharged to his Unit on 27th January, 1917.
On 24th June, 1917 Private Warren was written up for an Offence - drunk & disorderly. He forfeited 21 days’ pay by OC 4th Army Forest Control.
He rejoined 5th Pioneer Battalion from 4th Army Forest Control on 28th June, 1917.
Private James Warren was on leave to UK from 27th September, 1917 & rejoined from leave on 10th October, 1917.
On 17th April, 1918 Private James Warren was wounded in action – gas. He was admitted to 2/3 H. H. Field Ambulance on 17th April, 1918 then transferred & admitted to 2nd Casualty Clearing Station on 18th April, 1918. Pte Warren was transferred to Ambulance Train 14 & admitted to 11th Stationary Hospital at Rouen, France on 19th April, 1918 with effects of gas. He was invalided to England on 21st April, 1918 on Hospital Ship Grantully Castle.
He was admitted to Voluntary Aid Hospital, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England on 22nd April, 1918 – gassed – severe. The Hospital Admissions form recorded that Private Warren contracted Influenza & Broncho-Pneumonia.
Private James Warren died at 3.30 pm on 2nd May, 1918 at Cheltenham area Voluntary Aid Hospital (Suffolk Hall Hospital), Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England from wounds received in action – Gassed severe.
He was buried in Cheltenham Cemetery, Gloucestershire, England where 9 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located & has a Private Headstone. His death is still acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/cheltenham.html
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