James Martin Fawcett (SN 2798) born in Ballarat, was a 38 year old labourer when he enlisted in Melbourne on July 1st 1915. Assigned to the 6th Battalion his unit embarked from Melbourne, aboard the Star Of Victoria on September 10th. In February 1916 he was transferred to the 58th Battalion with whom he moved to France in August. By October, hearing problems led to him being withdrawn to hospital in England. The following month saw him charged with ‘drunkenness and causing a disturbance at No.2 canteen’ for which he was sentenced to 96 hours in detention. In February 1917 he was in trouble again when he was absent without leave and missed embarkation to return to France. His sentence this time was 14 days detention. He rejoined his battalion in France and on June 26th 1918 he was seriously wounded in action. He suffered multiple gunshot (more likely shrapnel) wounds to the head and was evacuated to hospital in England. He was no longer fit for active service and was returned to Australia on the Sardinia, disembarking at Melbourne on December 27th 1918. He was discharged on February 28th 1919, ‘medically unfit – GSW, depressed fracture of the skull'.