Regimental number | 5873 |
Place of birth | Gympie, queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Horse-breaker |
Address | Townsville, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Louie Burridge, Tandour, Gympie, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Townsville, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 5873A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Brisbane, 21 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 10 January 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 31 January 1917; discharged, 21 March 1917; total period of treatment for venereral disease (contracted from a London prostitute): 50 days. Marched in to 7th Training Bn, 21 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 April 1917; taken on strength, 25th Bn, 2 May 1917. Admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, 14 June 1917 (trench fever and pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred same day to 56th Casualty Clearing Station; to 3rd Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 19 June 1917; to England, 21 June 1917, and admitted to 5th Southern General Hospital, Portsmouth, 22 june 1917. Discharged on furlough, 13 July 1917, to report to Training Depot, Codford, 27 July 1917. Rejoined unit, France, 14 October 1917. On leave to England, 14 October 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 12 October 1917. Transferred to 26th Bn, 12 October 1918. Detached to Divisional Headquarters, 23 January 1919; rejoined unit from detachment, 4 March 1919. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 12 March 1919. Granted 30 days disembarkation leave, 30 November 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Cap Verde', 5 January 1920; disembarked Sydney, 29 February 1920; discharged, Brisbane, 8 April 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 36 |
Place of burial | Gympie Cemetery, Queensland |