| Regimental number | 2380 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Cooktown, Queensland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | John Street, Cooktown, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Julia Ann Phillips, John Street, Cooktown, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Served in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve for 9 months. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Division Ammunition Column |
| Fate | Discharged |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: embarked from Sydney, 31 March 1916. Transferred to and taken on strength of 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 5 May 1916. Transferred to Artillery Details, Tel el Kebir, 5 May 1916. Proceeded to England: disembarked Plymouth, June 1916. Proceeded overseas to France,1 September 1917.Taken on strength, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, 7 September 1917. Transferred to 5th Field Artillery Brigade, 5 March 1918. Admitted to hospital, 4 April 1918 (synovitis, right knee); transferred to England, 12 April 1918, and admitted to Ontario Military Hospital, Orpington. transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 25 April 1918; discharged to No. 2 Command Depot, 11 June 1918.Marched out to No. 3 Command Depot, 15 August 1918. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 11 September 1918; discharged, 7 October 1918; total treatment for venereal disease: 27 days. Proceeded overseas to France, 27 November 1918. Transferred to 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, 8 December 1918. Married Gabrielle Agnes HUBERT, Thuin, Belgium, 12 April 1919. Discharged in London, 22 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Lived in Belgium after the war. Imprisoned in Belgium during the Second World War by the German occupying force on the grounds that having fought in the Australian Army in the First World War he might similarly assist the allies. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 65 |
| Place of burial | Lawn of Honour, Thuin Cemetery, Belgium |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
