Regimental number | 1928 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Hindmarsh, South Australia |
School | Kilkenny Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | Bowden, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Winifred Mary Harden, c/o Mrs G L Livesay, 6th Street, Bowden, South Australia |
Previous military service | 77th Infantry; Served for 2 years in the Senior Cadets; 2 years in the 71st Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 48th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/65/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action, 11 April 1917 (gun shot wound, back and arm), and admitted to 49th Casualty Clearing Station; thence to 9th General Hospital, Rouen. Transferred to England, 17 May 1917; admitted to 4th Southern General Hospital, 18 May 1917. Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 22 August 1917. Discharged to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 27 August 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HMAT A30 'Borda', 26 September 1917; discharged, 6 December 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 89 |
Place of burial | Cremated: ashes interred in War Cemetery, Centennial Park, Adelaide, South Australia |