Regimental number | 3020 |
Place of birth | Suffolk, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Groom |
Address | Norwood, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 45 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Sarah Jane Lovick, 148 William Street, Norwood, South Australia |
Previous military service | 12th Suffolk Regiment |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Oaklands, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 30 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 30 June 1916. Marched out to unit from 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 29 July 1916; taken on strength of 32nd Bn, in the field, 2 August 1916. Found guilty, 22 September 1916, of being absent without leave from 1000 hours, until 1300 hours, no date stated: awarded 5 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to No 36 Casualty Clearing Station, 1 December 1916 (gunshot wound, left side of face); transferred to No 22 General Hospital, Camiers, 2 December 1916; to England, 5 December 1916; to Rust Hall Voluntary Aid Detachment Hospital, Chatham, 6 December 1916; discharged to furlough, 22 January 1917. Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 23 January 1917. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 25 January 1917. Marched out of No 2 Command Depot, 7 April 1917; attached for duty to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 8 April 1917. Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 8 August 1917 (Class C1). Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 10 August 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda', 26 September 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 21 November 1917; discharged (medically unfit, gunshot wound, head and face, resulting in headaches and weakness in left eye), Adelaide, 6 December 1917. Total war service: 2 year 337 days (of which 1 year 225 days was abroad). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 62 |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA B2455 File 8205491 |