Regimental number | 334 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Corio, Geelong, Victoria |
School | Geelong Grammar, Victoria; Capetown Grammar, South Africa |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | South Geelong, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | J D Keown, Barwon Club Hotel, South Geelong, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers-in-law: 3786 Pte Arthur Ernest Robinson, 46th Bn, effective abroad (still overseas); 2721 Pte Joseph John Robinson, 59th Bn, returned to Australia, 23 September 1919; George Robinson; 3008 Pte Frank Leonard Baldock, 2nd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 7 July 1919; Cousin: 571 Pte Albert William Keown, 5th Bn, returned to Australia, 8 October 1915.~ |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, England, France, Germany. Enlisted Geelong, Victoria, 12 September 1914. Embarked from Australia, 22 December 1914; disembarked Egypt, 2 February 1915. Served at Gallipoli. Admitted with diahorrea to 24th Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 23 August 1915; rejoined unit at Gallipoli, 19 September 1915. Evacuated from Gallipoli, December 1915, on board 'Cardiganshire'; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 1 January 1916. Found guilty of being absent from 9.30 am parade at Serapeum, Egypt, on 5 May 1916: awarded 5 days' Field Punishment No. 2. Posted to 4th Training Bn, 13 May 1916. Taken on strength, 4th Training Bn, Codford, Wiltshire, England, 13 July 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 22 December 1916; reverted to Private, 25 January 1917. Found guilty of being absent from Reveille: awarded a severe reprimand and forfeiture of 4 days' pay. 25 January 1917. Proceeded to France on board SS 'Victoria' from Folkestone, 15 February 1917; joined Australian General Base Depot, Etaples, 16 February. Found guilty of being absent without leave from the 8 am parade, Etaples: awarded forfeiture of 3 days' pay. Proceeded to join unit in the field, 12 March 1917. Reported missing in action, Bullecourt, 11 April 1917; later confirmed taken prisoner of war. Imprisoned in Germany. Repatriated from Germany, 31 December 1918; arrived England, 1 January 1919. Embarked from Devonport on board HMAT 'Armagh' for return to Australia, 5 April 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 18 May 1919. Medals: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal ~ |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 61 |
Place of burial | The Melbourne Crematorium. Ashes at Fawkner Crematorium, 1187 Sydney Road, Fawkner, Victoria, 3060 |