Regimental number | 4758 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Goodwood, South Australia |
School | Sturt St Public School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plasterer |
Address | Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emily Birrell, 195 Franklin Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | 76th Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Father: 747 Pte William BIRRELL, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 May 1918. |
Other details | War service: France, Belgium. Wounded, 29 September 1918, while acting as a stretcher-bearer on the Hindenburg Line. Arrived back in Australia, 13 February 1919. |