Regimental number | 3799 |
Place of birth | Port Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Port Pirie, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Alice Agnes Gregory, Port Pirie, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 21 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 14 November 1916. Marched into 8th Training Bn from Tidworth Hospital, 11 January 1917. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 16 March 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Barambh', 8 April 1917; disembarked Adelaide, 5 June 1917; discharged Adelaide (medically unfit: defective hearing), 18 July 1917. Total war service: 351 days (of which 258 were abroad). Medal: British War Medal. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DAVIS William Herbert |