Regimental number | 942 |
Place of birth | Fulham, Sussex, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bridge builder |
Address | 138 Marmion Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 171 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Ann Gadd, 138 Marmion Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Name does not appear on Nominal Roll |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance |
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Other details |
War service: Egypt. Disembarked Suez, ex-HMAT 'Geelong', 18 December 1915. Admitted to No 8 Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 19 January 1916 (chronic bronchitis); transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 20 January 1916 (chronic bronchitis and asthma); to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 25 January 1916; to No 4 Hospital Train, 27 January 1916; to No 4 Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 27 January 1916 (scarletina); to Oversea's Base, Ghezireh, 11 March 1916. Admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh, 14 March 1916, and transferred to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, the same day (asthma). Declared permanently unfit, 29 March 1916, due to asthma since arrival in Egypt, and periodic asthma attacks 3 years prior to enlistment. To No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 30 March 1916; discharged from No 1 Auxiliary Hospital for return to Australia, 9 June 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HMAT 'Itonus', 10 June 1916; disembarked, 18 July 1916; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 18 September 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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