Regimental number | 6928 |
Place of birth | Whitney, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 121 lbs |
Next of kin | Cousin, Mrs Ethel Thomson, Baroona Road, Rosalie, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Tunnelling Companies, February 1917 Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked Melbourne, 11 May 1917; disembarked Capetown, South Africa, 21 June 1917, and admitted to City Infection Hospital (cerebro-spinal meningitis); discharged to Depot, 27 July 1917; admitted to 2nd General Hospital, Maitland, 28 July 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Capetown on board HT 'Ceramic', 26 August 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 5 October 1917. Medal: British War Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Real name: Eric Norman DYER |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GIBSON Ernest |