Date of birth | |
School | Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | c/o B F Yaldwyn, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr Yaldwyn, Q.N. Bank, London, England |
Previous military service | Served in the South African War for 1 year 106 days (Troop Sergeant, Queensland Imperial Bushmen; Captain, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse). |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 5th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashrobra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: embarked Sydney, 4 October 1915. War service: Egypt Embarked Sydney, 4 October 1915. Taken on strength, Composite Light Horse Regiment, 20 December 1915. General Court Martial held at Abbassia, 2 February 1916. Charge: Drunkenness in that when on Active service at 'Mex' Camp near Alexandria, he was drunk on 7 December 1915. Verdict: Guilty. Dismissed from His Majesty's Service, 4 February 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Runic', 11 April 1916. Deemed to have forfeited all medal entitlements. Died of pneumonia, Brisbane General Hospital, 17 July 1916. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 44 Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland |