Regimental number | 7537 |
Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Cycle worker |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 114 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jessie Kilner, Cross Street, Fairfield, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
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War service: England Embarked Sydney, 14 June 1917; admitted to ship's hospital, at sea, 20 August 1917 (meningitis) disembarked Liverpool, England, 26 August 1917, and admitted same day to 1st Australian General Hospital; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 12 October 1917; to Holborn Military Hospital, Mitcham, 10 November 1917; discharged on furlough, 22 November 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 24 November 1917. Marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 6 December 1917. Found guilty, 11 January 1918, of being absent from parade 1 hour, 9 January 1918: awarded 2 days' confined to camp. Marched out to No 4 Command Depot, 1 March 1918. Admitted to Isolation Hospital, Hurdcott, 6 March 1918 (scabies); discharged to No 4 Command Depot, 19 March 1918. Found to be underage. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ruahine', 12 May 1918, and forfeited pay as from 20 October 1917; discharged, Brisbane, 8 July 1918. |
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