Regimental number | 626 |
Place of birth | Hay, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Bowral Street, Bowral, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs E. Hauber, as above |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in A Company, 43rd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces (Compulsory Military Training scheme). |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Maadi, Egypt |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Company, Australian Army Service Corps, Australian Mounted Division Train |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1920 Pte Henry Ernest HAUBER, 55th Bn, killed in action, 16 April 1918; 2343 Pte James Albert HAUBER, Australian Mounted Division Train, returned to Australia, 15 June 1919; 52714 Driver Leslie Clarence HAUBER [enlisted as James Albert HAUBER], Australian Mounted Division Train, returned to Australia, 26 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 15 May 1915. Admitted to 1st Casualty Clearing Station, 23 July 1915 (severe varicocele); transferred to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 25 July 1915; to 24th Casualty Clearing Station, 29 July 1915; discharged to unit, 31 July 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 25 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to 2nd Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, 23 July 1916. Transferred to Divisional Train, 3 August 1917. Appointed Driver, 13 August 1917. Taken on strength, 38th Company, Australian Army Service Corps, 6 September 1917. Found guilty, 1 August 1918, of at Jerusalem, 11 July 1918, when on Active Service, disobedience to Standing Orders in that he was 'out of bounds' in a brothel: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 14 days' pay. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Hacking', 18 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 27 January 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged, 29 March 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Boural Street, Boural. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HAUBER Edward Laurence |