Regimental number | 2056 |
Place of birth | Toowong, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Chinchilla, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Charlotte Campbell, Alpha Street, South Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Brisbane, 7 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 2 November 1916. Marched in to 3rd Division Amalgamated Training Bn, Hurdcott, 16 November 1916. Admitted to Military Hospital, Fargo, 8 December 1916 (pyrexia); discharged from hospital, 18 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 February 1917; taken on strength, 42nd Bn, 7 February 1917. Wounded in action, 31 July 1917; admitted to 55th General Hospital. Transferred to England, 7 August 1917, and admitted to Reading War Hospital (gun shot wound, right thigh). Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatalogical Hospital, Bulford, 17 September 1917; discharged, 15 November 1917. Total period of treatment for venereal disease: 60 days. Proceeded overseas to France, 27 December 1917; rejoined Bn in the field, 2 January 1918. Admitted to Lines of Communication Hospital from Field Medical Unit, 20 May 1918; discharged from hospital to Infantry Base Depot, 29 June 1918. Wounded in action, 1 September 1918. Transferred to England, 4 September 1918 (shrapnel wound, right hand); admitted to Red Cross Hospital, Christchurch. Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 17 October 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Nestor', 12 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 1 February 1919; discharged, 18 March 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal ~ |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland |