Regimental number | 2866 |
Place of birth | Te Aroha, New Zealand |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Shunter |
Address | Orange, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Ellen Baskiville, Waihow via Thames, New Zealand |
Previous military service | Served for 1 year in the Paiko Mounted Rifles, New Zealand. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Bathurst, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 57th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/74/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Fate | Discharged in the United Kingdom |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 15 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Sydney, 3 November 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 April 1917; taken on strength, 57th Bn, 23 May 1917. Found guilty by Field General Court Martial of being absent without leave, 21-29 July 1917: awarded 21 days' forfeiture of pay. Admitted to hospital, 20 October 1917 (synovitis, right knee); rejoined unit, 14 November 1917. Promoted Corporal, 22 January 1918; Sergeant, 1 April 1918. Application for discharge in United Kingdom, 3 December 1919, rejected. Declared an illegal absentee as from 21 January 1920; reported back in London, 3 April 1920, and discharged as from 6 March 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |