Regimental number | 2437 |
Place of birth | Blackpool, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Redfern, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36.5 |
Height | 5' 4.75" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Mrs Kate Trotter, 183 George Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Pioneer Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/13/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2437A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Mamari', 21 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 4 February 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: gas poisoning), Sydney, 27 June 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, Marsden Christopher |