| Regimental number | 8734 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Stepney, South Australia |
| School | Flinders Street and Sturt Street Public Schools, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Jeweller |
| Address | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Dickin, 269 King William Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Previous military service | 76th Infantry |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | 3rd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 18 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/22/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Company Engineers |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Father-in-law: 4751 Pte Frederick PERKINS, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 October 1917; Brothers-in-law: 1749 Lance Sergeant Percy Roy GREEN, 50th Battalion, returned to Australia, 3 July 1917; 2492 Private Reginald Harry WILKINSON, 50th Battalion, returned to Australia 12 May 1919.~ |
| Other details |
War service: embarked from Australia, 2 May 1916. Proceeded to France from England, 16 August 1916; taken on strength, 13th Field Company Engineers, 27 August 1916. Detached for duty with 1st Anzac Workshops, 15 September 1917; rejoined 13th FCE, 9 March 1918. Wounded in action (gunshot wound, right thigh), 30 April 1918. Admitted to 61st Casualty Clearing Station, 30 April 1918; to 7th Ambulance Train, 3 May 1918; to 26th General Hospital, 4 May 1918. Invalided to United Kingdom and admitted to King George Hospital, London (severe gunshot wound, right thigh amputated), 18 May 1918. Transferred to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 12 June 1918. Granted furlough, 23 September-7 October 1918. Discharged from 2nd Auxiliary Hospital for return to Australia, 5 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia, 5 January 1919. Disembarked, 5 March 1919. Discharged, 29 June 1919 as medically unfit. War service: 3 years 238 days (of which 2 years 308 days were abroad). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 68 |
| Place of burial | Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
