ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

JAMES, Henry Thomas

JAMES, Henry Thomas

Full Name: Henry Thomas

JAMES

Date of Birth: 05

–

1876

Place of birth: London Middlesex

England

Occupation: Labourer

Address: Busselton WA

Next of Kin: Sister- Elizabeth DERMONT

Next of Kin Address: 60 Ida Street Poplar London England

Religion: Roman Catholic

Service Number: 2350

Rank: Sapper

Unit/Division: 3rd Field Company Engineers

Enlistment Date: 1915-09-04

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1915-11-09

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-12-28

Locations Served:

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-07-08

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PREVIOUS SERVICE – BOER WAR – 1 year 222 Days
1/09/1915- Completed Medical Examination Bunbury WA
4/09/1915- To 27 Depot Blackboy Hill WA as Private
14/09/1915- Allotted 11th Reinforcements 3rd Field Company Engineers Blackboy Hill WA as Sapper
9/11/1915- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Beltana ” bound for Egypt
28/12/1915- Disembarked Alexandria ex Australia & Taken on Strength 3rd FCE at Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
27/03/1916- Embarked Alexandria with British Expeditionary Forces bound for Marseilles France
3/04/1916- Disembarked Marseilles
2/07/1917- Granted Leave England
19/07/1917- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
13/12/1917- Granted Leave Paris
19/12/1917- Admitted 3rd Canadian Hospital Boulogne France ( Vertigo ) whilst on Leave
27/12/1917- To No. 7 Convalescent Depot Boulogne
29/12/1917- To Rest Camp Boulogne
5/01/1918- Discharged from Camp to Australian General Base Depot Havre France
15/01/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Base Depot ex Illness
21/02/1918- Granted Leave England
21/03/1918- Wounded in Action France ( Gas Shell Poisoning ) & Admitted 1st Field Ambulance
24/03/1918- Transferred to 14th General Hospital Boulogne
8/04/1918- To 1st Convalescent Depot Boulogne
14/04/1918- To No. 10 Convalescent Depot Boulogne
28/04/1918- To AGBD Havre
20/05/1918- Admitted L of C Hospital ( 2nd Casualty Clearing Station ) – Abrasions to Leg
29/05/1918- To 1st Convalescent Depot France ( I.C.T. Leg )
1/06/1918- Admitted 2nd Canadian Stationary Hospital France
16/06/1918- To 1st Convalescent Depot
2/07/1918- Transferred to 1st Australian Convalescent Depot Havre
5/08/1918- Discharged to AGBD Havre
12/08/1918- Admitted 2nd General Hospital Havre ex AGBD
28/08/1918- Rejoined AGBD Havre
8/09/1918- Invalided to England ( Chronic Bronchitis ) to No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth
14/11/1918- Granted Leave Without Pay or Allowances England
23/03/1919- Embarked England aboard ” Czar ” for Return to Australia
7/05/1919- Disembarked Australia
8/07/1919- Discharged from Service ( Permanently Medically Unfit ) .

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/15 Star – Medal No. 3806

British War Medal – No. 6342

Victory Medal – No. 6328.