FULLJAMES, Harry George
| Service Number: | 655 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Camberwell, London, England, 1 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Oliver Goldsmith Primary School, Peckham, London, England |
| Occupation: | Clerk-Switchboard operator |
| Died: | Died of wounds sustained at Gallipoli, Rochford, England, United Kingdom, 8 January 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Camberwell Old Cemetery, London, England Memorial Reference: 85. 26501. INSCRIPTION -GOOD NIGHT DEAR HARRY SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Sapper, 655, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Sapper, 655, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Borda, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
His son'second foprename was Anzac.
The inscription refers to the casualty's original headstone. During the passage of time this was amongst many graves that became unmarked and subsequently the names were included on a screen wall where there is no personal, family tribute.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Age on arrival in Australia 18
Enlisted and served under alias - Harry George James
He was discharged 15th June 1916 as a result of war wounds [from which he subsequently died] and awarded the Silver War Badge and Certificate no. A 37.
He was married despite the information shown on the AIF Project page-his wife was Florence Mabel Sewell living at 85 Edmond Street, Camberwell. At the time of his death, the address was 19 Victoria Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
Marriages Sep 1916
Fulljames Harry G Sewell Camberwell 1d 1345
Sewell Florence M Fulljames Camberwell 1d 1345
A son was born soon after they married.
Births Mar 1917 Fulljames Harry A L Sewell Camberwell 1d 1288
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 8th January…… Harry James Fulljames (aka Harry George James) was born at Peckham, Surrey, England on 1st April, 1895.
According to information provided by his mother for the Roll of Honour – Harry came to Australia when he was 18 years old. “Having been refused for our English Army on account of heart trouble before the war he came to Aus & barely got through as he so wanted to do his part.”
A Mr H. Fulljames, Clerk, aged 18, was a passenger on the Port Macquarie which had embarked from the port of London (Tilbury) on 16th September, 1913 bound for Australia.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 23rd October, 1914 under the name of Harry “George James”. He stated he was a 21 year old (he listed his date of birth as 1st April, 1893), single, Switchboard operator from 28 Motherwell Street, Hawksburn, Victoria & had served for 1 year with Lord Rodney’s Cadets.
Sapper Harry “George James”, Service number 655, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Borda (A30) on 22nd December, 1914 with the 2nd Divisional Signal Company, No. 2 Section.
He proceeded to join M.E.F. (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) at Gallipoli on 5th April, 1915.
On 10th September, 1915 Sapper Harry “George James” was wounded at Anzac. He was transferred to Hospital Ship Gascon & admitted to Floriana Military Hospital at Malta on 16th September, 1915 with G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to Lung, Chest & Right Shoulder.
Sapper “James” embarked from Malta for England on Hospital Ship Karoola on 27th September, 1915.
Sapper Harry “George James” was admitted to 3rd Western General Hospital at Cardiff, Wales on 5th October, 1915 with G.S.W. Back. He was transferred on 30th November, 1915.
He was admitted to 1st London General Hospital, Camberwell, London, England on 6th December, 1915. His disease was recorded as “Morbus Cordis. 10-9-15…G.S.W. of back. Mid diastolic murmur heard best at apex.”
A Medical Report was completed on Sapper Harry “George James” on 17th December, 1915 at 1st London General Hospital, R.A.M.C., England. His disability was recorded as Valvular Disease of Heart which had originated in 1913 in civilian life. The Officer in charge of the Medical case recommended that Sapper “James” was permanently unfit for War Service & recommended him for duty as a Clerk in A.P.D. or A.O.D. The Medical Board decided on 17th December, 1915 that Sapper Harry “George James” was permanently unfit for War Service but fit for light duty.
Sapper Harry “George James” was discharged from 1st London General Hospital, Camberwell, London, England as “Light Duty.”
On 15th June, 1916 Sapper Harry “George James”, No. 655, 2nd Signal Company, Australian Engineers, was discharged medically unfit from Australian Imperial Force in London, England – “being permanently unfit for Home or War Service although fit for civil employment.” His military character was listed as very good & he had served for 1 year & 236 days. Sapper “James’” intended place of residence was listed as 17 Wells Place, Camberwell, London.
He was granted a War Pension from 16th June, 1916.
Harry G. Fulljames married Florence M. Sewell on 22nd July, 1916 in Camden Church, Camberwell, Surrey, England. Their marriage was registered in the September quarter, 1916 in the district of Camberwell, London, England.
A son – Harry Anzac Leslie Fulljames was born on 5th February, 1917 at Camberwell, London, England.
Ex-Sapper Harry “George James” died on 8th January, 1918.
(The Australian War Memorial’s Roll of Honour records that Private Harry George Fulljames died from wounds.)
He was buried in Camberwell Old Cemetery, London, England. He is remembered on Commonwealth War Graves Commission Screen Wall as he does not have a headstone.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/camberwell-old.html
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