Regimental number | 3582 |
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Nurseryman |
Address | 24 Lincoln Crescent, East Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M Harris, 24 Lincoln Crescent, East Sydney, NSW; Craigona, St Georges Road, Loura, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Royal Highlander Regiment (2nd Bn, Volunteers). |
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Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3582A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
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War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 2nd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 24 January 1916. Transferred to 54th Bn, 14 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expoeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 23 June 1916. Admitted to 35th General Hospital, Calais, 18 July 1916 (gastritis); transferred to England, 25 July 1916, and admitted to Grantham Military Hospital; discharged from hospital, 19 August 1916, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 21 December 1916. Admitted to Delhi Hospital, Perham Downs, 22 December 1916 (influenza); marched into No 1 Command Depot, 10 January 1917. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 9 May 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'A14', 21 July 1917; discharged, Sydney (medically unfit), 14 November 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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