| Regimental number | 541 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
| School | St Peter's Colleagiate School, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bank Clerk |
| Address | Bank of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 161 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, David Lindsay, c/o H. Lindsay, Redbraes, Moss Vale, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the 17th Australian Light Horse; resigned. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Adelaide branch, 25 May 1907. Transferred to Head Office, Sydney, 1 January 1909; to Tumut branch (as ledger-keeper), 6 January 1909; to Adelaide branch, November 1909; to Jamestown branch (as assistant), December 1909; to Head Office, July 1913. |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria, 9 May 1915; landed at Gallipoli, 12 May 1915. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 11 August 1915; substantive rank confirmed same day. Admitted to hospital, Gallipoli, 2 September 1915; transferred to No 1 General Hospital, Heliopolis, 5 September 1915 (diarrhoea); to Australian & New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 17 September 1915; discharged to duty, 2 October 1915. Admitted to No 1 General Hospital, Heliopolis, 17 October 1915 (anorexia); rejoined unit, 1 January 1916. Proceeded to join Western Frontier Force, 14 January 1916; saw action with the 1st Light Horse Regiment against the Senussi. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 August 1916; marched in to D Battery, Australian Artillery Training Depot, Bulford, England, 8 August 1916. Attached to Army Pay Corps, 5 December 1916; grantred leave (date not recorded); rejoined Pay Corps from leave, 22 april 1917. Appointed 2nd Lieutenant, 60th Bn, 28 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 2 May 1917; taken on strength, 60th Bn, in the field, 5 May 1917. WDetached to Anzac Corps School, 13 May 1917; rejoined Bn from detachment, 21 June 1917. Promoted Lieutenant, 20 August 1917. Wounded in action, 26 September 1917 (gun shot wound, left hand), and admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station,and thence to 10th Red Cross Hospital, Le Treport. Transferred to England, 9 November 1917, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 12 November 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Balmoral Castle', 1 February 1918; disembarked Sydney, 29 March 1918; appointment terminated (discharged), 3 June 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 235. |
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