Regimental number | 622 |
Place of birth | Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Cyanide worker |
Address | c/o Mrs Edgar, Colac, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 158 lbs |
Previous military service | Rand Rifles and Imperial Light Horse |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Colac, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Anzac Provost Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Sick to hospital, Dardanelles, 24 August 1915 (kidney trouble). Admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt, 28 August 1915; transferred to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 28 August 1915 (rheumatism); to Helouan Convalescent Hospital, 28 September 1915; discharged on light duty, 26 October 1915. Proceeded to join Anzac Provost Corps, 14 April 1916; taken on strength, Anzac Provost Corps, Abbassia, 14 April 1916. Attached for police duty, Lines of Communication, Palestine, 26 September 1917. Commenced return to Australia, from Suez, on board HT Port Darwin, 15 November 1918; admitted to hospital at sea, 17 November 1918 (influenza); disembarked Melbourne, 24 December 1918; discharged, 22 February 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal. Medals marked returned, 10 May 1923. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McCULLOCH William Arthur |