Regimental number | 273 |
Place of birth | Korumburra, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Cook |
Address | 405 Nott Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 7.125" |
Weight | 143 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, A Peel, 405 Nott Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Enlisted 6 January 1915; discharged, 8 February 1915, for refusing to be inoculated. Re-enlisted, 12 March 1915. War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 10 May 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 27 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 26 March 1916. Transferred to 21st Bn, 14 July 1916. Found guilty, 9 September 1916, of being absent from 6.30 am parade: awarded 168 hours' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to No 1 NZ Stationary Hospital, Amiens, 17 December 1916 (gonorrhea); transferred to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, 24 December 1916; discharged to Base Depot, Etaples, 28 February 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 75 days; rejoined Bn, in the field, 7 March 1917. Wounded in action, 3 May 1917 (gun shot wound, left shoulder/chest); admitted to 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 4 May 1917; transferred to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, 9 May 1917; to England, 22 May 1917, and admitted to Richmond Military Hospital, 24 May 1917; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 22 June 1917; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 25 July 1917. Commenced return to Australia, 25 August 1917; discharged, 10 December 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PEEL Alexandra Martin |