Victor George James

Personal Information
Date of Birth	unknown
Place of Birth	Armadale, Western Australia
Death	13 Aug 1946, aged 48
Place of Death	North Perth, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	19 years, 7 months
Description	5' 7" (1.70m) tall; weight 147 lbs (66.7 kg); fair complexion, grey eyes, fair hair.
Occupation	bank clerk
Religion	Church of England
Address	'Carlington', Armadale, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father Mr Thomas James
Military Information
Reg Number	21114
Date of Enlistment	4 May 1917
Rank	Acting Corporal
Unit/Formation	1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies and Signallers November 1917 Reinforcements / AIF HQ
Date of Embarkation	28 Feb 1918 - 20 Apr 1918
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A71 Nestor
Date of Return	20 Dec 1919 - 29 Jan 1920
Ship Returned On	HMAT A54 Runic
Fate	Returned to Australia
Monument	Armadale (Armadale panel)
Medals	British War Medal

Pre War

Bank Clerk with National Bank of Australasia.

War Service

During training spent 6 weeks in the Isolation Camp at Ascot Vale and then entered the AIF Signal School at Broadmeadows in Victoria from 5 Oct 1917 to 15 Feb 1918.

On arrival in England was posted to No 3 Details Camp at Parkhouse before being transferred on 3 Dec 1918 to the Australian HQ element in England. Promoted Corporal on 1 May 1919 and acting Sergeant for a month in Aug 1919. Married 19 year old Sarah Anne James at Ballylinn, Ferbane, Co. Offaly, Ireland on 17 Sep 1919 while overseas.

Given that he did not see service in a war zone, he was ineligible for the Victory Medal.

Discharged at 5th Military District 29 Feb 1920

Post War

Electoral Roll entries -1922 returned to the bank and lived on the corner of Cook and Fairway, Nedlands with Sarah Ann; 1925 - 31 at 10 Croyden street, West Subiaco; 1937 company secretary at 150 Brisbane street, North Perth (no Sarah); 1943 at Orange road Darlington , Company Secretary, (with Edna Isobel [second wife ??] who died aged 74 on 16 Mar 1980).

Sarah Anne James died in Warwick 3 Oct 1984, aged 84.