Regimental number | 877 |
Place of birth | Geelong Vic |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Accountant |
Address | Waverley Crescent, Waverley, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 42 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Hooper, Waverley Crescent, Waverley, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Regimental Quartermaster Sergaent |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Medals |
Military Medal 'Gallantry on Gallipoli. At the attack on Hill 60, on 22nd August, 1915, he carried messages over fire-swept ground between the Company in the newly captured trench and the Battalion Commander, thus maintaining communication.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death |