Regimental number | 2709 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Parramatta, New South Wales |
School | Petersham Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Tailor |
Address | 122 Smith Street, Summer Hill, Summer Hill, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, C Lindquist, 122 Smith Street, Summer Hill, Summer Hill, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 855 Corporal Olaf Victor Croker LINDQUIST, 4th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 April 1918; Cousins (1st): 3940 Corporal William Lancelot TURNER, 13th Bn, killed in action, 1 March 1918; 5114 Pte Herbert Leslie HARTIGAN, 30th Bn, returned to Australia, 16 January 1919; Brothers-in-law: 1904 Pte Thomas RADCLIFFE, 1st Pioneer Bn, discharged, 20 January 1920; 252 Driver Michael James BROADHURST, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 23 September 1918. |
Other details |
War service: taken on strength, 18th Bn, Egypt, 5 February 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 25 March 1916. Promoted Corporal, 26 January 1917; Sergeant, 24 April 1918. Wounded in action (gun shot wound, right thigh, severe), 9 September 1918; evacuated to England, 12 September 1918, and admitted to 3rd Southern General Hospital, Oxford. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 12 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 1 February 1919; discharged, 5 April 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II as N252389, Staff Sergeant, Volunteer Defence Corps, enlisted 2 June 1942, discharged 7 September 1945. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 64 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Church of England Section), Sydney, New South Wales |