Regimental number | 4517 |
Place of birth | Dunedin, New Zealand |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Michael Maloney, Bell Hotel, Charleville, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Star of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Proceeded overseas to France, 25 July 1916; taken on strength, 25th Bn, in the field, 8 August 1916. Wounded in action, 14 November 1916 (gun shot wound, right thigh); admitted to 36th Casualty Clearing Station, 17 November 1916, and transferred same day to Ambulance Train; admitted to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 19 November 1916; transferred to England, 22 November 1916, and admitted to 2nd Southern General Hospital, 22 November 1916. Transferred to 3nd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 28 November 1916; discharged on furlough, 15 January 1917, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, 30 January 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 12 February 1917; discharged, 4 April 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 52 days. Marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 8 October 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Berrima' for discharge (trench feet, overage), 31 October 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 30 December 1917, for onward overland travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 2 February 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McKINLEY James |