Regimental number | 15 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Mylor, South Australia |
School | Mylor Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Bootmaker |
Address | Aldgate, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, John Porteous, Aldgate, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Warrant Officer (Class II) |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details | War service: Egypt, France, Belgium. Wounded at Morlancourt, 5 March 1917; at Naurey, 29 September 1918; invalided to Stratford-on-Avon and Brighton, England. Discharged as medically unfit. |
Date of death |