Regimental number | 3680 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Robert Street, Sandwell, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 50 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 174 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, F Parslow, Robert Street, Sandwell, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Malwa on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Admitted to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Cairo, 25 January 1916. Transferred to No 2 Auxiliary Hospital, 3 February 1916 (arterio-sclerosis). Commenced return to Australia from suezon board HT 'Argyllshire', 3 March 1916; medical report, 31 March 1916: 'Looks more than 49, he is uncertain of his age. Mind is confused, has arterio Sclerosis and albumenusis ... Did not get to the front ... Physical changes apparently due to senility'; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 18 April 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Medal stamps marked 'Returned 2.2.24'. At time of death was a patient at Parkside Mental Hospital, South Australia. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 51 |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery (Path 6 W, Grave 8), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BARKER Richard Thomas |