Regimental number | 3219A |
Place of birth | Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
School | Roman Catholic School, Springbank, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 40 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Fireman |
Address | Port Augusta, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Mclvor, Spring Bank, Glasgow, Scotland |
Previous military service | Served in the Colours in his younger days. (details from daughter) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Vimy Ridge, Somme - France |
Age at death | 50 |
Place of burial | Noreuil Australian Cemetery (Special Memorial B. 22), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 151 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken on strength, 10th Bn, Mudros, 25 November 1915. Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, Sarpi Camp, Mudros, 15 December 1915 (Colles fracture, left arm), and transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Lemnos; to Sarpi Convalescent Depot, 16 December 1915; to 36th General Hospital, Sarpi, 23 December 1915; to 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, 12 January 1916; to Convalescent Camp, Glymenopolon, 13 January 1916; to Base Deptails, 16 January 1916. Transferred to 50th Bn, 26 February 1916; taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 27 February 1916. Found guilty, 13 March 1916, of overstaying leave, 2200, 13 March, to 0930, 14 March 1916: forfeited 1 day's pay. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 12 June 1916. Admitted to 13th Field Ambulance, 16 July 1916 (chancre), and transferred to No 1 New Zealand Stationary Hospital, Havre; to 18th General Hospital, Camiers, 17 July 1916 (venereal disease, syphilis: slight); discharged to Base Details, 11 August 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 27 days. Found guilty of being absent without leave from 3.15 pm, 6 October, until apprehended at 10 am, 7 October 1916: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 16 days' pay. Found guilty of while on Active Service being absent without leave from Tattoo, 5 November, until 4.30 am, 6 November 1916: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to Anzac Main Dressing Station, 23 November 1916 (lumbago); transferred to 15th Australian Field Ambulance, 24 November 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 2 December 1916. Killed in action, 2 April 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McIVOR Charles |