After school, James became a Residential Tutor at The Scots College, Sydney in Kirkland boarding house from 1935 to 1938. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney in 1936 and worked at Sydney Church of England Grammar School for a short time in 1939.
James was first Knox Old Boy to hold the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and the first to be awarded a Military Cross. Sadly, he was a casualty of war in September 1945. He is remembered on the Old Boys’ War Memorial.
A relative attended the School.
War Service
1939-1945 - Australian Army NX256, Lieutenant Colonel, 2/28th Infantry Battalion
1941 Military Cross - For personal bravery and inspiring leadership at Bardia
1924 1st XV Rugby Team
