Place of birth | Chester England |
Occupation | Clerk of Petty Sessions |
Address | 'Punjaub', Princess Road, Claremont, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 42 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Annie Caroline Mansbridge, 'Punjaub', Princess Road, Claremont, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Major |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit from Nominal Roll | General List |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Distinguished Service Order Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29251 (5 August 1915); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No. 133 (28 October 1915). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Distinguished Service Order 'On 25th April, 1915, during opertions near Gaba Tepe, for exceptional gallantry and resource during the first assault, and again on the 2nd and 3rd May during an assault on a difficult position.'
Source: 'London Gazette' No. Date: |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Distinguished Service Order, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |