Regimental number | 2809 |
Place of birth | Holywood, Down, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 42 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Annie Haig, Belfast, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | March 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 11/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 44 |
Place of burial | Jerusalem War Cemetery (Row W, Grave No. 19), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr. J. and Mrs M. HAIG, 33 Bedford Street, Belfast, Ireland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Embarked Fremantle on HMAT 'Boorara', 19 May 1917; disembarked Suez, 20 June 1917, and marched into Isolation Camp, Moascar; marched into Anzac Reserve Depot, Abbassia, 16 July 1917; posted to 4th Battalion, 23 August 1917; taken on strength of unit, 26 August 1917; detached to guard, Tel-el-Fara, 21 October 1917; rejoined unit from detachment, 29 October 1917; to be Lance Corporal, 9 November 1917; reverts to ranks at own request, 15 April 1918. Admitted to Field Ambulance, 23 April 1918; transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 2 May 1918; to Desert Motorised Corps Rest Camp, 18 May 1918; discharged to unit, Abbassia, 29 May 1918; marched into 5th Brigade Details, Moascar, 25 June 1918; marched into 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, 24 July 1918; moved out from unit, 26 July 1918; taken on strength of 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 27 July 1918. Admitted to hospital, 6 October 1918; transferred to 34th Combined Clearing Hospital, Jerusalem, 31 October 1918 (bacillary dysentry). Died in hospital, 6 November 1918. Buried by Chaplain S. Evans in Military Cemetery, Jerusalem, Grave 178 Plot B. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |