Regimental number | 1118 |
Place of birth | Bangor Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Liffy, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary King, Liffy, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row H, Grave No. 20), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 107 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 4 September 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from mudros, 9 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 15 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 21 March 1916. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 2 January 1917 (septic left arm), and transferred to Anzac Corps Rest Station, and then to 36th Casual;ty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train, 3 January 1917, and admitted to No 1 General Hospital, Etretat; to England, 16 February 1917, and admitted to Brook War Hospital (septic arm, and moderate excema); transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 4 April 1917; discharged on furlough, 10 April 1917, to report to Training Depot, Weymouth, 25 April 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 10 June 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 25 June 1917. On leave to England, 17 March 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 2 April 1918. Killed in action, 27 april 1918. |
Miscellaneous details | First given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll and on NAA site as Phillip. |