Regimental number | 1793 |
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | c/o Mrs Bowman, 17 Darlington Chambers, Crown Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Baldwin, c/o Mrs Boswell, 18 North Street, Newton, Auckland, New Zealand |
Previous military service | Served in the Junior Cadets. |
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Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
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War service: taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel el Kebir, 1 July 1916. Transferred to and taken on strength of Imperial Camel Corps, Abbassia, 5 August 1916; taken on strength, 11 Company, ICC, 10 August 1916. Admitted to Desert Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, 1 October 1916 (diarrhoea); discharged to unit, 7 October 1916. Admitted to Convalescent Depot, Dacrour, 11 October 1916 (dental caries); transferred to hospital, Cairo, 20 October 1916; discharged to Australian Reserve, ICC, 24 October 1916; marched out to No 4 Company, ICC, 4 November 1916. Taken on strength, 1st Anzac Bn, ICC, 11 November 1916. Found guilty, 5 January 1917, of neglect of duty while on line guard, failing to awaken the next relief at the proper time: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to ICC Field Ambulance, El Arish, 4 February 1917 (bronchitis); transferred to 54th Casualty Clearing Station, 8 February 1917; to 24th Stationary Hospital, 10 February 1917; to 14th Australian General Hospital, 16 February 1917; discharged to ICC Details, Abbassia, 15 April 1917. Found guilty, 19 April 1917, of when on Active Service abusive language to a NCO: awarded 10 days' Field Punishment No 2; found not guilty of charge of being drunk. To detention to undergo sentence, 19 April 1917. Admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, 21 April 1917 (injured left hand); discharged to ICC Details, 1 May 1917. Taken on strength, No 4 Company, ICC, Ferry Post, 18 May 1917. Admitted to 26th Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 22 June 1916 (bronchitis); transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 23 June 1917; discharged to ICC Details, 4 July 1917. Readmitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, 11 July 1917; transferred to Port Said Rest Camp, 2 November 1917 (chronic bronchitis). Found guilty, 8 November 1917, of when on Active Service (1) absent from Camp from 2030, 7 November, to 0305, 8 November 1917 (2) out of bounds contrary to Base Standing Orders: awarded 7 days'confined to barracks, deprived of 7 days' pay, forfeited 1 day's pay. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wiltshire', 12 November 1917 (chronic bronchitis); disembarked Sydney (date not recorded); discharged, 27 April 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BALDWIN Reginald George |