Regimental number | 31831 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Military cook |
Address | Percival Street, Kogarah West, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 149 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs H E Milton, Percival Street, Kogarah West, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Medium Trench Mortar Battery Reinforcement 5 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/129/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Division Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: enlisted in the AIF as No. 19385, Private, 'C' Company, 13th Bn, 14 February 1916; discharged prior to embarkation, 19 June 1916 ('Services no longer required': wife did not give consent). Period of service: 268 days. Re-enlisted in the AIF, 23 November 1916. Embarked from Sydney, 2 December 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 17 February 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 April 1917; taken on strength, 2nd Division Trench Mortar Battery, 27 April 1917. Admitted to 56th Casualty Clearing Station, 29 April 1917 (pleurisy); transferred to 18th General Hospital, Camiers, 7 May 1917; to England, 12 May 1917, and admitted to 2nd Eastern General Hospital. Discharged from 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 16 June 1917, and granted furlough, to report to No. 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 19 June 1917.Marched in to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 10 August 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Pakeha', 28 August 1917; disembarked Sydney, 24 October 1917; discharged, 22 November 1917 (medically unfit: thickened pleura and pleuritic adhesions). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Crematorium |