| Regimental number | 641 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Sheerness Isle, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Electrician |
| Address | Avenue Road, Fullerton, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 10.75" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs W Halpin, Deacon Avenue, Mildura, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 18 months, Senior Cadets, 11th Field Engineers; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Machine Gun Company 8, Reinforcement 11 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/13/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
Migrated to Australia in 1911. War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 10 May 1917; found guilty, at sea, 25 May 1917, of disobedience of ship's Standing Orders in that he used a fire bucket for the purpose of washing down a troop deck: admonished; disembarked Plymouth, England, 28 July 1917, and marched in to 8th Training Bn, Hurdcott. Marched in to Maschine Gun Training Depot, Grantham, 15 October 1917. Married Nelly Mabel HOLMES, spinster, aged 21, Parish Church (Anglican) of Spittlegate, Grantham, 27 February 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 9 April 1918; taken on strength, 5th Machine Gun Bn, in the field, 17 April 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 14 October 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 30 October 1918. Marched out to Australian Corps Central School, 6 January 1919; rejoined Bn from Central School, 9 March 1919. Marched out to England, 9 March 1919. Granted leave with pay and subsistence, 9 April-25 September 1919 (Non Military Employment: engineering, attending British Thomson Houston & Co Ltd, Rugby). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Marathon', 9 November 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 26 December 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 3 February 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Allotted Soldier Settlement Fruit Block No 12 at Redcliffs East, Victoria. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 78 |
| Place of burial | Mildura Lawn Cemetery, Victoria |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HALPIN Gerald Martin |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
