Regimental number | 6405 |
Place of birth | Caramarthen, Wales |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Bricklayer |
Address | High Street, Grange, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 6.25" |
Weight | 127 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Ruth Robert, High Street, Grange, South Australia |
Previous military service | 4th Welsh Regiment (1 year 6 months) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 3rd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 15 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | West Terrace Cemetery (Plan 3, Row 13, Grave No. 105), Adelaide |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Native of Carmarthew |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt. Embarked Sydney, 20 March 1916; disembarked Alexandria, 24 April 1916, and taken on strength of Miscellaneous Reinforcements, Tel el Kebir, the same day. Admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir, 2 May 1916 (hemoptysis); transferred to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 5 May 1916 (pulmonary tuberculosis); to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 23 May 1916; discharged, 23 June 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Port Sydney', 24 June 1916; disembarked Adelaide, 23 July 1916; discharged Adelaide (medically unfit), 15 January 1917. Total war service: 1 year 90 days (of which 125 days were abroad). Medal: British War Medal. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GRIFFITHS David Howell |