Regimental number | 168 |
Place of birth | Ecclefechan, Scotland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Sugar Weigher |
Address | Miriam Villa, Cudgen, Tweed River, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 39.9 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 115 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Miriam Argyle MacEwen, Miriam Villa, Cudgen, Tweed River, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 1 year in the Imperial Yeomanry, South Africa (Boer War). |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Port Lyttleton', 11 April 1916; discharged (medically unfit: senile debility and chronic pleurisy), Brisbane, 14 June 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 58 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MacEWEN David Blyth |