Regimental number | 3330 |
Place of birth | Shepparton, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Mooroopna, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 9.75" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs A E Brown, Mooroopna, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Shepparton, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 7th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 20 January 1916. Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, 21 January 1916 (mumps); transferred same day to 4th Auxiliary Hospital, Cairo; discharged, 21 February 1916; rejoined Bn, Serapeum, 9 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 31 March 1916. Wounded in action, 22-23 July 1916 (gun shot wound, left thigh); admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, 23 July 1916; transferred to 44th Casualty Clearing Station, 25 July 1916; 11th General Hospital, Rouen, 26 July 1917; to England, 27 July 1916, and admitted to Graylingwell War Hospital, Chichester, 28 July 1916; transferred to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 26 August 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board HT 'Ajana', 17 October 1916; disembarked ; discharged, Melbourne (medically unfit), 31 January 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 69 |
Place of burial | Kyabram Cemetery, Victoria |