| Regimental number | 6/1886 |
| Address | 34 Bamford Street, Woolston, Christchurch |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Levi James, 34 Bamford Street, Woolston, Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 8), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Levi and Frances Amy James, 34 Bamford Street, Woolston, Christchurch |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 4/552 Sapper Albert JAMES, New Zealand Engineers, died of disease, 19 November 1918; 7/1851 Pte Alexander George JAMES, 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, died of wounds 29 November 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth |