| Regimental number | 106 |
| Place of birth | Paradise, Queensland |
| School | Gympie State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Selector |
| Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 4.75" |
| Weight | 135 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Phoebe Pinkerton, Cedar Pocket, Gympie, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 14th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/19/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Vaire Wood, Hamel, France |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block Q, Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 1), Rouen, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 77 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Phoebe PINKERTON, Gympie, Queensland. Native of Burnett District, Queensland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 13 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 September 1916; joined 15th Bn in the field, 2 November 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 5 February 1917. Wounded accidentally, 21 February 1917 (bullet wound, chest), and admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to No 1/1 S.W.D. Casualty Clearing Station, 21 February 1917; to No 11 Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 26 February 1917; to England, 25 March 1917, and admitted to 1st London General Hospital, Camberwell, 27 March 1917. Discharged on furlough, 4 June 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 19 June 1917. Court of Enquiry, Ribemont, 17 April 1917, found that the soldier was in no way to blame. Marched out to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 29 June 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 10 September 1917; rejoined 15th Bn, 23 September 1917. Admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance, 28 January 1918 (pyrexia, not yet diagnosed); transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, Boulogne, 29 January 1918 (pleurisy); to England, 11 February 1918, and admitted to 1st Line Clandon Park Hospital, off Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich, 11 February 1918; to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 25 February 1918; discharged to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 4 March 1918. Admitted to Isolation Hospital, 4 March 1918 (scabies); discharged, 17 March 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 8 May 1918; rejoined 15th Bn in the field, 19 May 1918. Wounded in action, France, 4 July 1918 (shrapnel wound, head); admitted to 5th Casualty Clearing Station, 4 July 1918; transferred to 6th General Hospital, Rouen, 5 July 1918 (gun shot wound, neck); died of wounds, 6 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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