Regimental number | 5824 |
Place of birth | Tyrone, Ireland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | PO, Boorabin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 7.75" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Samuel Colhoun, 20 Dungaven Road, Waterside, Co Londonderry, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 30 October 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 8 December 1916; marched in to 7th Training Bn, Rollestone, 29 December 1916. Found guilty, 12 January 1917, of being absent without leave from midnight, 10 January to 6:00 am, 12 January 1917: awarded 2 days' confined to Camp and forfeited 2 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 8 February 1917; marched in to 2nd Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, France, 9 February 1917; proceeded to join unit, 11 February 1917; taken on strength of 27th Bn, 12 February 1917. Admitted to 7th Australian Field Ambulance and transferred to 2nd Divisional Rest Station, 14 March 1917 (diarrhoea); discharged to duty, 19 March 1917; rejoined Bn, 20 March 1917. Admitted to 14th Field Ambulance, 15 June 1917 (severe trench feet); discharged to duty, 27 June 1917; rejoined Bn, 29 June 1917; admitted to 5th Field Ambulance and transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 5 July 1917; (trench feet); discharged to duty and rejoined Bn, 13 July 1917. Admitted to 5th Australian DRS, Belgium, 3 October 1917 (pyrexia); discharged to duty, 13 October 1917; rejoined Bn, 14 October 1917. Wounded in action but remained at duty, 18 December 1917. On leave to England, 21 January 1918; admitted to Military Hospital, Derry, England, while on leave, 9 February 1918; discharged from hospital, 27 February 1918. Proceeded overseas to join unit, 28 February 1918; rejoined Bn, France, 1 March 1918. Found guilty, 3 May 1918, of being absent without leave from 9:00 am, 9 April to 9:00pm, 22 April 1918: admonished by Commanding Officer and forfeited 12 days' pay. Found guilty, 30 May 1918, of being absent without leave from 9:00 am, 21 May 1918 until surrendering himself to Military Police at 8:30 pm, 23 May 1918: admonished by Commanding Officer and forfeited 2 days' pay. Detached to 172nd Tunnelling Company, 28 July 1918; rejoined Bn, 6 August 1918. Field General Court Martial held on 18 September 1918: charge: Absent without leave from 2:00 pm, 3 September 1918 until arrested by Military Police at 6:30 pm, 4 September 1918; pleaded guilty, found guilty; sentence: 2 years' imprisonment with hard labour. Taken to Safe Custody Compound, 21 September 1918; admitted to 10th Military Prison to undergo sentence of 2 years' Imprisonment with hard labour, 22 October 1918; transferred and admitted to Wormwood Scrubbs Military Prison, Dunkirk, England, 25 May 1919; 'sentence suspended on release from prison', 18 June 1919; marched in to Weymouth Command Depot, 19 June 1919. Found guilty, Tidworth, 9 August 1919, of being absent without leave from midnight, 6 August to 9:30 pm, 8 August 1919: admonished by Commanding Officer and forfeited 3 days' pay. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Barambah', 3 September 1919; disembarked Perth, 17 October 1919; discharged, 17 November 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Karrakatta Cemetery |
Sources | NAA: B2455, COLHOUN John |