8th Infantry Battalion
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William Percival James (SN 5120) born in Ballarat, was a married 21 year old carpenter when he enlisted in Ballarat on July 23rd 1915. He embarked aboard the Suffolk on April 1st 1916 and reached England in early June. It was not until January 1918 that he crossed to France to serve with the 8th Infantry Battalion. He avoided battle wounds and returned to Australia aboard the Soudan, disembarked at Melbourne on June 29th 1919 and was discharged on August 13th.
Lucas’s Staffs Appreciation of Brave Men, the original Avenue register, records his name as Percy James.
