Regimental number | 1605 |
Place of birth | Redhill, Surrey, England |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | c/o Mawson, Campbell Road, Albany, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 10.25" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Albury, Arbour Street, Katanning, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1605A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Transferred to 5th Division Artillery, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916, and posted to 53rd Battery. Transferred to 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, 3 May 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 29 June 1916. Allotted Regimental No 1605A, 28 August 1916. Admitted to 36th Casualty Clearing Station, 29 November 1916 (pleurisy); transferred by Ambulance Train to 6th General Hospital, Rouen, 2November 1916; to 2nd Convalescent Depot, 1 December 1916; to Australian General Base Depot, Etaples, 17 December 1916; rejoined unit, 3 January 1917. On leave to England, 14 July 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 28 July 1917. Attached temporarily to 18th Company, Australian Army Service Corps, 12 January 1918; rejoined unit from attachment, 21 January 1918. Admitted to 14th Australian Field Ambulance, 1 April 1918 (accidental laceration, left hand); transferred to 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital, 1 April 1918; to 1st Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 3 April 1918; to England, 22 May 1918, and admitted same day to Fort Pitt Military Hospital, Chatham, Kent; discharged on furlough, 9 July 1918, to report to No 1 Command Depot, 23 July 1918. Admitted to Group Clearing Hospital, 27 October 1918 (influenza); marched in to No 1 Command Depot from hospital, 4 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orsova', 8 January 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 11 February 1919; discharged, 26 April 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |