ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

FALLS, James

FALLS, James

Full Name: James

FALLS

Date of Birth: 08

–

1893

Place of birth: Ballymena Belfast

Ireland

Occupation: Motor Driver

Address: Giblett Coast Road Pemberton WA

Next of Kin: Father- John FALLS, Mother- Maggie FALLS, Brother- John FALLS

Next of Kin Address: Giblett Coast Road Manjimup WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 4792

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 51st Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-10-28

Enlistment Location: Perth

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-04-01

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-04-25

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: France

Age at Death: 23

Burial Location: Villers-Brettoneux Miltary Cemetery France – Plot 3A, Row D, Grave No. 5.

21/10/1915- Completed Application for Enlistment & Preliminary Medical Examination Perth WA
28/10/1915- To 34 Depot Blackboy Hill WA as Private
4/11/1915- To ” D ” Company 4 Depot Battalion Blackboy Hill
16/12/1915- To 14th Reinforcements 11th Battalion Blackboy Hill
28/02/1916- Allotted to 15th Reinforcements 11th Battalion Blackboy Hill
1/04/1916- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Ulysses “bound for Egypt
25/04/1916- Disembarked Alexandria ex Australia to 3rd Training Battalion Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
3/05/1916- Admitted 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital Tel-el-Kebir
6/05/1916- Discharged from Hospital to Training Battalion Tel-el-Kebir
20/05/1916- Transferred to 51st Battalion in the field Egypt
7/06/1916- Embarked Alexandria with British Expeditionary Forces bound for Marseilles France
14/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles
21/08/1916- Taken on Strength 51st Battalion France ex 4th Australian Division Base Depot
3/09/1916- Reported Wounded & Missing in Action France
23/04/1917- Court of Enquiry found soldier to have been Killed in Action France.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 35607

Victory Medal – No. 35343

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 323340.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Pemberton War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 152.