Regimental number | 5033 |
Place of birth | Umbala, India |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o D A Fraser, Maude Post Office, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme); previously rejected for enlistment on account of teeth. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 14 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 29 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 8 June 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 September 1916; taken on strength, 7th Bn, Belgium, 16 October 1916. Admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance, 27 November 1916 (influenza), and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station; to 1st New Zealand Stationary Hospital, Amiens, 28 November 1916; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 30 November 1916; to 1st Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 11 December 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 31 December 1916. On leave to England, 19 November 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 27 November 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 25 January 1918. On leave to England, 12 December 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 3 January 1919. Marched out to England for return to Australia (1915-16 Personnel), 20 March 1919; marched in to Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery, Heytesbury, 21 March 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Soudan', 12 May 1919; admitted to ship's hospital, 19 May 1919 (sciatica of right leg); disembarked Melbourne, 29 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 13 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Died at No 11 Australian General Hospital (sarcoma of ilium and asthenia). |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22 |
Place of burial | Springvale Cemetery (Church of England Section, 1.14.40), Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BACON Bertram Stanley |