Regimental number | 1992 |
Place of birth | Port Pirie, South Australia |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Dutton Terrace, Medindie, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emily Vallis Bevilaqua, Dutton Terrace, Medindie, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Transferred to 5th Division Artillery, 21 April 1916, and taken on strength, 5 Division Ammunition Column, Ferry Post, and mustered as Gunner. Appointed Driver, 16 May 1916; reverted to Gunner same day. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 25 June 1916. Attached to 5th Division Headquarters as clerk, 16 August 1916; promoted Temporary Corporal whilst performing clerical staff duties. Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, 18 October 1916; transferred to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 19 October 1916 (mumps); to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 27 October 1916, and then to 10th Stationary Hospital (alveolar abscess); discharged to Base Details, 11 November 1916. Transferred to England, 19 February 1917, and marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth. Commenced return to Australia, 20 December 1917 (neurasthenia); discharged (medically unfit), 5 April 1918. War service: 2 years 240 days (of which 2 years 3 days were abroad). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as BEOILAQUA. Next of kin address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Meningie. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BEVILAQUA Clifford Louis |