Regimental number | 5161 |
Place of birth | Adelaide South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Richmond Road, Keswick, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 117 lbs |
Next of kin | Guardian, Mrs J Neate, Richmond Road, Keswick, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme). |
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Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St George the Martyr's Anglican Church, Goodwood, Adelaide, South Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the Glory of God. In Honour of Our Lady, Blessed Michael the Archangel, Blessed George the Martyr & of all the Blessed Saints. To the dear Memory of all those who went forth from this Altar, where they offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Body and Blood of Christ, to give their lives in the Great War. This Screen is Blessed on Anzac Day 25 April 1922 being the Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist.' |
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Other details |
War service: Western Front Joined 10th Bn, in the field, France, 14 September 1916. Admitted to 25th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 15 December 1916 (mumps); transferred to 2nd Convalescent Depot, 3 January 1917. Transferred to England, 6 January 1917 (epilepsy), and admitted to 1st London General Hospital, Camberwell, 7 January 1917; discharged on furlough, 21 January 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 16 February 1917. Marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 2 May 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Ayrshire', 23 May 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 17 July 1917, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit: epilepsy), Adelaide, 27 August 1917. War service: 1 year 263 days (of which 1 year 115 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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Sources | NAA: B2455, NEATE Frederick Barr |