Topic: AIF - 3B - 8 LHR
8th LHR, AIF
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Alfred William James
Alfred William James
Service number: 228
Rank: Sh Smith
Unit: 8th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 7 August 1916
Cemetery or memorial details: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel
War Grave Register notes: JAMES, Sh. Smith Alfred William, 228. 8th Australian Light Horse. 7th Aug., 1916. Age 27. Son of Alfred and Elizabeth Ann James, of Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Alfred William James from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 228 |
| Place of birth | Deniliquin, New South Wales |
| School | Yarrawonga State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Congregational |
| Occupation | Blacksmith and farrier |
| Address | Murphy Street, Yarrawonga, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Father, A James, Murphy Street, Yarrawonga, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 10 September 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 25 February 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 7 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | The Desert, Egypt |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Alfred and Elizabeth Ann JAMES, Yarrawonga, Victoria |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 8th LHR, Roll of Honour, Alfred William James
