Regimental number | 9427 |
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Motor driver |
Address | 'Boronia', Kerrs Road, Lidcombe, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21.6 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs F Shepherd, 'Boronia', Kerrs Road, Lidcombe, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 18 months in the 29th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | 5th Field Artillery Brigade Reinforcement 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/33/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 7612 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Andrew Richardson |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Demosthenes', 16 January 1919; disembarked, Melbourne, 6 March 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: gassed), Sydney, 12 May 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |