Regimental number | 1014 |
Place of birth | Wallaroo, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | Osmond Street, Hindmarsh, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. I. S. Bird, Osmond Street, Hindmarsh, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Place of enlistment | Oaklands, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 29 September 1915. Admitted to 13th Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 23 October 1915 (rheumatism); transferred to England (myalgia), 25 October 1915, and admitted to Brook War Hospital, Woolwich, 9 November 1915; date of discharged from hospital not recorded. Attended Machine Gun Course, 13-25 March 1916; ganed 2nd Class pass. Admitted to Portland Hospital, 13 April 1916; discharged, 15 April 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 3 days. Found guilty, No 4 Command Depot, Parkhouse, 15 July 1916, of overstaying leave from midnight, 13 July, until 12.45 pm, 14 July 1916: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks, and forfeited 1 day's pay under Royal Warrant. Found guilty, 23 September 1916, of overtaying leave from midnight, 21 September 1916, until reporting back at noon, 22 September 1916: awarded 3 days' confined to camp, and forfeited 1 day's pay under Royal Warrant. Proceeded overseas to France, 29 September 1916; joined 32nd Bn, in the field, 1 November 1916. Admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance, 3 February 1917 (chronic rheumatism, shoulder); transferred to 45th Casualty Clearing Station, 10 February 1917; to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 13 February 1917 (rheumatism); transferred to England, 23 February 1917 (valvular disease of the heart), and admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Brighton, 24 February 1917 (trench fever: slight); transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 13 March 1917. [Page missing from Form B103.] Commenced return to Australia on board, 27 July 1917, for discharged (valvular disease of the heart); discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 29 January 1918. War service: 3 years 27 days (of which 2 years 150 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death not attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BIRD Charles |