Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Exeter, South Australia |
Other Names | JORGENSEN |
School | Adelaide High School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 266 Young Street, Wayville, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Jane Jorgenson, 266 Young Street, Wayville, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Promotions |
Captain Unit: 12th Battalion Promotion date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: Lt Carl Fritz JORGENSEN, 10th Bn, returned to Australia, 30 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Wounded in action, 25 April 1915; invalided to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt; recovered. Contracted enteric fever, 16 August 1915; invalided to England, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital; recovered. Wounded in action, France, 11 September 1918; invalided to Bristol Infirmary, England; recovered. Commenced return to Australia, 10 December 1918; disembarked, 2 February 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |