| Regimental number | 3645 |
| Place of birth | Majorca, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Railway ganger |
| Address | Port Augusta, South Australia |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age at embarkation | 42 |
| Height | 5' 6.75" |
| Weight | 139 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Jane Manning, Gas Works Yard, Graham Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 4.5 years in No 1 Battery, Australian Field Artillery; time expired. Previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of teeth. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
| Unit name | Tunnelling Company 4, Headquarters 1 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/10/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3645A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 22 May 1916; tried by Court Martial aboard 'Warilda': trial held to be improperly constituted and therefore illegal: 'the consequences of the trial are therefore expunged from the record of this man'; disembarked Plymouth, England, 18 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 October 1916; taken on strength, 2nd Tunnelling Company, 5 December 1916. Transferred to 3rd Pioneer Bn, 6 April 1917. Allotted Regimental No 3645A, 12 April 1917. Admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, 5 June 1917 (mental); transferred same day to 2nd Casualty Clearing Station; to 4th Stationary Hospital, Arques, 7 June 1917 (shell shock: acute mania); to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 7 June 1917; to 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 8 June 1917; to England, 13 June 1917, and admitted to Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, 14 June 1917; transferred to Murtley Mental Hospital, Perthshire, 21 June 1917; to Lord Derby War Hospital, Warrington, 20 August 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 10 September 1917; disembarked Adelaide, 9 November 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 28 December 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Marital status given as 'Widower'; was in fact divorced. |
| Date of death |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
