WARD, James

WARD, James

Full Name: James

WARD

Date of Birth: 12

–

1896

Place of birth: Lincolnshire

England

Occupation: Farm Hand

Address: Coolup WA

Next of Kin: Father- William Ward

Next of Kin Address: Coolup WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 5213

Rank: First Class Air Mechanic

Unit/Division: Australian Flying Corps

Enlistment Date: 1916-01-07

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

Western Australia

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Embarkation Date: 1916-03-31

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Disembarkation Date: 1916-04-24

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-05-17

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7/01/1916- To 41 Depot as Private
3/03/1916- To No. 7 Depot Battalion “A” Company
13/03/1916- To 16th Battalion 16th Reinforcements
24/04/1916- To 4th Training Battalion Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
5/05/1916- Transferred Camel Corps in the field Tel-el-Kebir
1/07/1916- To No. Company Australian Base in the field Egypt
1/11/1916- Transferred Imperial Camel Corps 1st Anzac Battalion in the field Egypt
1/08/1917- Promoted LANCE CORPORAL in the field Ferry Port Egypt
8/08/1917- Qualified as Gunner- Hotchkiss Machine Gun Course at Imperial School of Instruction Egypt
9/09/1917- Admitted 26th Stationary Hospital Ismailia Egypt ( Pyrexia )
26/09/1917- Rejoined 1st Anzac Battalion Base Depot Ismailia ex Hospital
18/10/1917- Joined No. 1 Company in the field Abbassia Egypt
12/03/1918- Qualified as First Class Vickers Gun Course at Imperial School of Instruction Egypt
20/03/1918- Transferred to 1st Squadron Australian Flying  Corps as Armourer in the field Egypt
7/11/1918- Detached to Course at School of Armaments Abbassia Egypt
30/11/1918- Rejoined 1st Squadron Australian Flying Corps ex School Detachment
13/12/1918- Re-Mustered as First Class AIR MECHANIC with 1st Squadron AFC in the field Egypt
5/03/1919- Embarked Kantara Egypt for Australia per ” Port Sydney ”
31/03/1919- Disembarked Australia
17/05/1919- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit )