Regimental number | 2668 |
Place of birth | Bowden, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Machinist |
Address | Bowden, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 22.5 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 121 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ethel Mary Medwell, Drayton Street, Bowden, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir, 17 May 1916; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 18 May 1916 (valvular disease of the heart); to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, 10 July 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Clan McGillivray', 10 July 1916; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 1 September 1916. Medal: British War Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MEDWELL Herbert Roy |