Regimental number | 1055 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Port Fairy, Victoria |
School | Port Fairy State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Horse shipper |
Address | 32 Fitzgerald Street, Waverley |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 42 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Clara Fox, 32 Fitzgerald Street, Waverley |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A65 Clan McEwen on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Trooper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-law: 1296A Pte Alex Christian HANSEN, 4th Light Horse, returned to Australia, 4 September 1918. |
Other details |
War service: joined the 1st Light Horse Regiment at Gallipoli, 2 October 1915. Returned to Egypt on duty, 2 December 1915. Admitted to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis (rheumatic pain), 12 January 1916. Discharged to duty, 16 February 1916. Taken on strength, 1st Light Horse Regiment, 1 March 1916; joined the 1st Light Horse Regiment at Tukh-el-Kheil, 19 March 1916. Temporarily attached to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, for guard duty, 31 May 1916. Admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital (chronic rheumatism), 7 June 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board 'Karoola', 5 July 1916. Discharged, 25 October 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 69 |
Place of burial | Cremated: Memorial Park, Altona North, Victoria |