Regimental number | 4306 |
Place of birth | Bute, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Bute, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 135 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary E Hartley, Bute, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil (trainee exemption) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Kadina, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 7 November 1916; admitted to ship's hospital at sea, 14 December 1916; discharged from ship's hospital, 2 January 1917 (no further details recorded)disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 3 May 1917; taken on strength, 32nd Bn, in the field, 24 May 1917. Wounded in action, 29 September 1917 (remained at duty). Admitted to 5th Divisional Rest Station, 2 January 1918 (tonsillitis); transferred to 14th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 6 January 1918 (diptheria); to England, 24 February 1918 (ch[ronic] diptheria), and admitted to Kitchener Military Hospital, Brighton (convalescent); transferred to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 27 February 1918; discharged on furlough, 6 March 1918, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 20 March 1918. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 15 March 1918 (venereal disease 42 & 20); discharged, 28 May 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease [syphilis and gonorrhoea]: 75 days. Re-admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 28 May 1918 (debility); discharged to Convalescent Training Depot, Patkhouse, 14 June 1918. Marched in to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 22 June 1918. Admitted to Group Clearing Hospital, Sutton Veny, 25 June 1918 (influenza); marched in to No 1 Command Depot from hospital, 1 July 1918. Found guilty, 10 July 1918, of neglecting to obey AIF Order re bounds: awarded 3 days' confined to camp. Marched in to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 13 July 1918. Admitted to Military Hospital, Sutton Veny, 1 August 1918 (bursitis); discharged to No 1 Command Depot, 16 October 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ascanius', 9 February 1919; disembarked, Adelaide, 21 March 1919; discharged, Adelaide, 5 May 1919. War service: 3 years 26 days (of which 2 years 142 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death not attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 42 |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery (Row 1A, Grave No. 9 West), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HARTLEY William Walter Cecil |