Regimental number | 3745 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bricklayer |
Address | Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Grimes, 28 York Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked from Australia, 23 November 1915. Taken on strength, 12 Field Artillery Brigade, Tel el Kebir, 17 March 1916. Embarked at Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 7 June 1916; disembarked at Marseilles, France, 16 June 1916. Taken on strength, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, 26 June 1916; taken on strength, 12 Field Artillery Brigade, in the field, 6 September 1916. Admitted to 49th Field Ambulance, 5 September 1917; transferred to 39th General Hospital, 11 September 1917; discharged to Base Depot, 5 October 1917; total venereal disease treatment: 31 days. Rejoined unit, 1 November 1917. Wounded in action (mustard gas), 27 December 1917; admitted to 54th General Hospital, Boulogne, 30 December 1917; transferred to England, 11 January 1918; admitted to 3rd Western General Hospital, Newport, Wales, 11 January 1918; transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 31 January 1918. Discharged from hospital to No. 2 Convalescent Depot, 11 February 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Dunvegan Castle', 13 March 1918. Re-embarked at Capetown on board 'Tofua', 21 May 1918. Disembarked Melbourne, 14 June 1918; discharged as medically unfit (neurasthenia and debility due to gas poisoning), 25 July 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal ~ |