Regimental number | 6735 |
Place of birth | Stone England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Ironmonger |
Address | 19 Pitt Street, Milson's Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Lilian Moore, 19 Pitt Street, Milson's Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Infantry Brigade, 8th Field Ambulance Sections B and C |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Ambulance |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal 'On the night of 14th/15th May, during an incessant storm of H.E. and gas shells in the vicinity of Noreuil, three men [14729 Bernard Wesley HOWARD, 7257 William Robert BOWDEN, 7258 Alfred Douglas MAGGS], acting under the initiative of this N.C.O., proceeded to the rescue of two wounded men who were lying on the road. Despite the heavy shelling, they succeeded in adjusting the gas masks and dressing the wounds of the patients. They then carried the patients through the barrage to a place of safety. This gallant conduct undoubtedly saved the patients from gas poisoning or death from wounds.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Woronora Crematorium |