Regimental number | 2076 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | St Olave, Southwark, Rotherhite, Surrey, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Gertrude Georgina Hall, 'Norwood', Deighton Road, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked from Brisbane, 7 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 2 November 1916. Marched into 3rd Divisional Training Bn, Hurdcott, 16 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 December 1916; taken on strength, 41st Bn, 26 January 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 12 March 1917. Wounded in action, Lagnicourt-Noreuil sector, 15 April 1917 (gun shot wound, right leg); admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, 15 April 1917; transferred to 2nd Casualty Clearing Station, 15 April 1917; to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, 18 April 1917; evacuated to England, 20 April 1917, and admitted to Eastbourne Military Hospital (gun shot wound, both legs and arms), 21 April 1917. Transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, 24 May 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board Hospital Ship No. 1 'Karoola', 3 July 1917; discharged Brisbane, 15 November 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 63 |
Place of burial | Mt Thompson Crematorium, Mt Gravatt, Brisbane, Queensland |