Regimental number | 5163 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 803 Sebastopol Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | James Morrissey, 803 Sebastopol Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Light Horse Brigade Train 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/100/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A51 Chilka on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal 'Work at Mont St.Quentin on 1 September 1918.' Recommendation date: |
Medals |
Military Medal 'On September 1st, 1918 in the attack on MT. ST. QUENTIN, near PERONNE, this man showed remarkable coolness under heavy shelling and machine gun fire. As a stretcher bearer, he worked almost continuously for 27 hours, attending to the wounded and assisting to carry them to the rear. On one occasion when a shell landed in the trench itself, causing 13 casualties, the manner in which he got to work to sort out the wounded called forth the admiration of his comrades and acted as an incentive to them during a very trying situation. During the following two days he repeatedly made the most dangerous trips over exposed ground and brought in wounded.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115 Date: |