Regimental number | 214 |
Place of birth | Suffolk, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | Golden Valley, Godfrey's Creek, Cowra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Rose Martin, Hillside, Branthan, Suffolk, England |
Previous military service | Served for 18 months in the Imperial Yeomanry, England; honourably discharged. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 1st Field Ambulance, C Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/44/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Australian General Hospital |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915. Joined unit, Tel el Kebir, 15 January 1916. Attached for duty, Divisional Train, Serapeum, 19 February 1916; rejoined unit from detachment,13 March 1916 Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 21 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 March 1916. Admitted to British Stationary Hospital, 15 April 1916; transferred to 9th Stationary Hospital, 16 April 1916 (venereal disease); discharged from hospital, 3 May 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 19 days. Joined No 1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 4 May 1916. Found guilty, 10 July 1916, of being absent without leave, 2100 to 2125, 9 July 1916: admonished. Found guilty, 27 August 1916, of being absent without leave from Tattoo: awarded 120 hours' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 5 days' pay. Found guilty, 6 October 1916, of overstaying leave from 11.30 pm, 5 October, to 1 am, 6 October 1916: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. To detenion, 6 October 1916; rejoined unit, 12 October 1916. On leave to England, 28 October 1916; rejoined unit from leave, 15 November 1916. Found guilty, 5 April 1917, of neglect of duty in that he left his tent in an untidy condition: awarded 4 days' confined to camp. Transferred to Australian General Base Depot, Havre, 2 July 1917. Taken on strength, 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 22 August 1917. Admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, 28 February 1918; rejoined unit, 4 March 1918 (no details recorded). Commenced return to Australia from France via Italy on board 'Port Sydney', 8 October 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 2 December 1918; discharged, Sydney, 3 February 1919. Total war service: four years 164 days (four years 49 days of which were spent abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Embarkation Roll incorrectly lists occupation as Butler. |