Other Information:James enlisted into the 1st Home Counties Divisional Field Ambulance, R.A.M.C., T.F. on 23rd April 1912. He was 18 years and 6 months old, and was an electrician working at H.M Dockyard at the time. He became one of a quota of N.C.O.’s and men, known as 'Special Reserve', who previously agreed to serve overseas in the event of a war. On 6th August 1914, he transferred from the 1st Home Counties Field Ambulance to serve with the Expeditionary Force, and marched alongside Captain Greene, and the detachment, to a field adjoining Monockton’s Mill, Sandling Road, Maidstone, which had become the mobilization headquarters of No 10 Field Ambulance. He entered the war with the 10th Field Ambulance on 23rd August 1914. On 14th October 1914 he was posted to No 3 Base Details, who transferred him to serve with the 12th Field Ambulance the following day. On 18th April 1915 he returned for service with the 10th Field Ambulance, serving with them until he was discharged from the British Expeditionary Force. Being posted back to the 1st Home Counties Divisional Field Ambulance in the UK, he first served with the 3/1st Home Counties Field Ambulance from 4th December 1915, then served with the 4/1st Home Counties Field Ambulance from 1st April 1916. On 24th January 1917 he was requested to serve abroad with the 81st (1/1st Home Counties) Field Ambulance. He embarked at Devonport on 27th January 1917, then disembarked at Salonika on 7th February 1917. On 26th September 1918 he was admitted into No 64 General Hospital suffering from Lobar pneumonia and influenza. On 4th October it was reported that he had become dangerously ill, which continued into the following morning. He was buried the following day. He was the son of Harry James and Maria Louise Calver.
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