Regimental number | 2199 |
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Plasterer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 45 |
Height | 5' 5.75" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, James Bible, Royal Hospital, Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland |
Previous military service | Served for 3 months in the Border Regiment, British Army. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Fremantle, 25 June 1915; taken on strength of Bn, Gallipoli Peninsula, 5 August 1915. Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance and transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 2 September 1915 (diarrhoea); to Hospital Ship, HS 'Salta', 5 September 1915 (dysentery); admitted to 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 9 September 1915; transferred to England, 23 September 1915; admitted to 3rd Western General Hospital, Cardiff, England, 4 October 1915. Found guilty, 7 April 1916, of being absent without leave from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, 7 April 1916: awarded forfeiture of 1 day's pay. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Themistocles', from Portland, 8 May 1916; disembarked Perth, 19 June 1916; discharged, 24 July 1916 (medically unfit: debility and shell shock). Medals: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal All medals returned, 30 September 1924. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BIBLE Francis |