Regimental number | 326 |
Place of birth | Barramunga, Forrest, Victoria |
School | Colac State School and Church of England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | c/o Mrs J Backer, Colac West, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs J Baker (jun), Colac West, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Colac, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died 14 General Hospital, Cairo. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | El Burg, near Jerusalem |
Age at death | 27.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row O, Grave No. 91), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry Sanson and Mary Hannah FLOYD |
Other details |
War service: Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine Embarked Alexandria for Gallipoli, 16 May 1915; admitted to New Zealand Field Ambulance, 20 June 1915 (hernia); to Mudros Bay, 21 June 1915; returned to Gallipoli, 24 June 1915; admitted to Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 14 July 1915 (hernia); embarked for hospital, 14 July 1915; disembarked Malta, 18 July 1915; admitted to Tigne Military Hospital, 18 July 1915; embarked for England, 18 August 1915; admitted to Lewisham Military Hospital, London, 26 August 1915; transferred to No 15 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 1 September 1915; to Epsom, 20 September 1915. Returning to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 29 December 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 15 January 1916; returned to duty, Heliopolis, 15 January 1916. Marched out to Serapeum, 26 February 1916. To hospital, Serapeum, 6 March 1916 (sick); returned to duty, 26 March 1916. Passed gunner course at School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 19 March 1917. To be Lance Corporal, 5 November 1917. Wounded, 1 December 1917; admitted to Australian Receiving Station, 1 December 1917 (gun shot wound, face); transferred to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 1 December 1917; to 35th Casualty Clearing Station, 2 December 1917; to 43rd Stationary Hospital, 3 December 1917; to 24th Stationary Hospital, 4 December 1917; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 5 December 1917; placed on dangerously ill list, 20 December 1917. Died of wounds, 29 December 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FLOYD Harry |