Regimental number | 4636 |
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland |
Religion | Unitarian |
Occupation | Machinist |
Address | Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 2" |
Weight | 111 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Cristena Ann Berry, 8 Garrioch Mill Road, Glasgow, Scotland |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected on account of teeth) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 16 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 February 1917; marched into 8th Training Bn, Hurdcott, 18 February 1917. Found guilty, 19 April 1917, of being absent without leave from midnight, 18 April, until 10.30 pm, 23 April 1917: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2 and forfeited a total of 19 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 9 July 1917; taken on strength, 32nd Bn, 1 August 1917. Attached (not transferred) to 5th Division Salvage Company, 23 September 1917; returned to unit from attachment, 9 February 1918. Found guilty, 30 April 1918, of being in Corbie without a pass: awarded 5 days' Field Punishment No 2. Wounded in action, 27 July 1918; remained at duty. To United Kingdom on leave, 19 August 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 12 September 1918. Admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance, 5 November 1918 (sprained right ankle); transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 18 November 1918; to 1st Australian Convalescent Depot, 19 November 1918; rejoined unit, 4 January 1919. On leave from France, 22 March 1919; rejoined unit from leave, 7 April 1919. Marched out to England for return to Australia,5 May 1919. Found guilty, Weymouth, 3 June 1919, of being absent without leave from midnight, 3 June, to 10.30 am, 4 June 1919: forfeited a total of 8 days' pay. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Melbourne', 5 July 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 18 August 1919; discharged, 25 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 67 |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery (Row 15, Grave 1), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |