Gunner
James
Wawn
Ambler
Born in Armadale, Colony of Victoria
Ancestors 
Son of Raphael Ambler
and Mary Ann (Watson) Ambler
Brother of
James Wawm Watson Ambler [half], Susan Winifred May Ambler [half], Raphael Percival Watson Ambler [half], Cyril Raymond Ambler, Mary Ann Alice (Ambler) Morris, Eva Frances Emma Ambler and Gladys Victoria May (Ambler) Clark
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 24
in Ypres, Belgium
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Nov 2020
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Biography
James Ambler was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)
James Ambler is an Anzac who served in World War One.
Gunner James Ambler served in the Australian Imperial Force in World War I
Service started: 28 Feb 1916
Unit(s): 120th Howitzer Battery;5th Field Artillery Brigade
Service ended: 05 Sep 1917
Service started: 28 Feb 1916
Unit(s): 120th Howitzer Battery;5th Field Artillery Brigade
Service ended: 05 Sep 1917
Gunner James Ambler was Killed in Action 5 September 1917 during World War I.
James Ambler was awarded the British War Medal.
James Ambler was awarded the Victory Medal.
James Wawn Ambler was born in 1893 at or about Armadale in the Colony of Victoria. He was the the son of Raphael Ambler and Mary Ann Watson. [1]
James enlisted in the AIF in WW1. Regimental number: 29912. Rank on enlistment was Gunner in the Howitzer Brigade 120. This unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 3 October 1916. From The Australian War Memorial Nominal Roll we see he later served with the 5th Field Artillery Brigade.
He was unfortunately Killed in Action 5 September 1917, and is buried in the Ypres Reservoir Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 73), Belgium. [2]
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Sources
- ↑ Victorian birth registration 1893: 28171,M,Ambler,James Wawn,Raphael,Watson Mary Anne,Ar Ma,
- ↑ James Wawn AMBLER from the AIF PROJECT website first accessed online in November, 2020.
- GUNNER JAMES WAWN AMBLER Service Number: 29912 ©2023 Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 08 April 2023), memorial page for James Wawn Ambler (unknown–5 Sep 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #12177408, citing Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Ypres (Ieper), Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium; Maintained by Digger (contributor 50072026).
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Categories: 120th Howitzer Battery, Australian Imperial Force, World War I | Armadale, Victoria | Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Ypres, West Flanders | HMAT A60 Aeneas, Oct 1916 | 5th Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Imperial Force, World War I | Prahran, Victoria | Melbourne, Victoria | Killed in Action, Australia, World War I | British War Medal | Victory Medal | Anzacs, World War I