Regimental number | 2001 |
Place of birth | Helsingfors, Finland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway worker |
Address | Market Street, Muswellbrook, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Richard Huxtable, Market Street, Muswellbrook, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A57 Malakuta on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mentioned in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917). Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Transferred to Artillery Details, Tel el Kebir, 25 May 1916. Embarked from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 28 May 1916; disembarked England (date not recorded). Proceeded overseas to France, 21 July 1916; taken on strength, 13th Field Artillery Brigade and posted to 51st Battery, 7 August 1916. Detached to Signalling School, 30 December 1916; rejoined battery, 16 January 1917. Wounded in action, 27 January 1917; admitted to 4th Field Ambulance, 28 January 1917 (fractured skull, shell shock); transferred to No. 1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 29 January 1917; to England, 4 February 1917; to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 31 March 1917. Granted furlough, 20 April 1917. Marched into No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 27 April 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Ayrshire', 23 May 1917; discharged, 23 August 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |