Regimental number | 941 |
Place of birth | Windsor N/A |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Gunner |
Address | Carnarvon Road, Malvern, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Austin R Onyans, Carnarvon Road, Malvern, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | St Kilda, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Battery 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A9 Shropshire on |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Transferred to Rest Camp, Lemnos, 15 September 1915; rejoined unit, Gallipoli, 6 October 1915. Sick to hospital, 30 October 1915; transferred to General Hospital, Gibraltar, 7 November 1915 (influenza); to England, 23 November 1915, and admitted to Beaufort War hospital, Fishponds, Bristol, 28 November 1915. Embarked to rejoin Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (date not recorded); admitted to Overseas Base, Cairo, 14 February 1916; rejoined unit, Tel el Kebir, 8 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 March 1916. Wounded in action, 26 September 1916 (gun shot wound, forehead: slight), and admitted to hospital (no details recorded); rejoined unit, 12 November 1916. Admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance, 20 December 1916; transferred to New Zealand Stationary Hospital, Amiens, 20 December 1916 (gonorrhoea); to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, 23 December 1916; discharged to Base Depot, Etaples, 27 March 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 99 days. Transferred to England, 3 May 1917. Temporarily attached for duty with Australian Army Pay Corps, 25 September 1917. Appointed Acting Sergeant, 1 February 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Balmoral Castle', 1 February 1918, for special duty in Australian Allotments Comparisons; disembarked Adelaide, 23 March 1918, for onward travel by rail to Melbourne; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 10 May 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly recorded on Nominal Roll as ONYANS. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ONYONS Basil Austin |