Regimental number | 205 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Echuca Grammar School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bank accountant |
Address | Bank of New South Wales, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | E Newson, Kalmina, Normanby Street, Middlle Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | R205 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Pay Corps |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Moama branch, 11 May 1899 (ledger keeper, January 1905; accountant, August 1905). Transferred to Rozelle branch (as teller), November 1910; to Wagga Wagga branch, January 1911; to Grenfell branch, June 1913; to Cootamundra branch, November 1913. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Re-enlisted, 7 December 1916, ad re-embarked from Sydney, 24 January 1917, on board HMAT A68 'Anchises', as R205, Lance Sergeant, 30th Bn, 13th Reinforcement. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 301. |