| Regimental number | 1565 |
| Place of birth | Argyle Scotland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Seaman |
| Address | No address in New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | Friend, Leonard Marsh, Hellsborough, via New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 19th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry during enemy attack on Noreuil when, by his daring sniping under heavy enemy sniping and machine gun enfilade, he succeeded in saving a critical situation.' Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry during an enemy attack on 15th April 1917 on the village of NOREUIL. This N.C.O. on finding that his men were being sniped at from a Sunken Road in front of his position, crawled out from cover under very heavy fire sniping and enfilade enemy Machine gun fire got into a fold of the ground from where he was able to put the enemy snipers out of action, notwithstandidng the fact that in crawling out he had been shot at by a sniper and wounded in the hand. He then returned to his first position where he carried on, having saved any further loss of life there by his brave action. he was wounded later by shell fire. His absolute disregard of danger and his quick action in a critical situation was a fine example to the men.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 Date: |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
