Regimental number | 2876 |
Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | Park Road, Lynwood, Christchurch, New Zealand |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 158 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss K McCausland, Morriville, Christchurch, New Zealand |
Previous military service | Served in the Royal Engineers, British Army, for 17 years (expiration of service); 3 years in the New Zealand Engineers. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Warwick, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Discharged |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, England Failed to embark with 6th Reinforcements, 5th Company, Australian Army Service Corps. Re-enlisted, Melbourne, 25 June 1915. Admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, 22 March 1916 (not yet diagnosed); transferred to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, 28 March 1916; to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital; to No 1 auxiliary hospital, 18 April 1916 (hydrocele); to 3rd Australian General Hospital, 5 May 1916; to Convalescent Depot, Ras el Tin, 20 May 1916. Found guilty (date not recorded) of neglect of duty to wit being absent from his post while on sentry duty; insolence to an N.C.O.: awarded 4 days' Field Punishment No 2. Embarked Alexandria, 13 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 23 June 1916. Found guilty, 7 August 1916, of disobedience of orders; insolence to an N.C.O.: awarded 14 days' stoppage of leave. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital from 15th Training Bn, 24 September 1916; discharged to 15th Training Bn, Codford, 1 October 1916; marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 14 May 1917. Discharged in England (medically unfit), 2 July 1917. Subsequently commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ceramic', 12 March 1920; arrived Melbourne, 25 April 1920; remained in quarantine at Portsea. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Clement McCAUSLAND. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McCAUSLAND Clements |