Regimental number | 7128 |
Place of birth | Reighton England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | West Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs A.E. Pudsey, Nafferton, Yorkshire, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Tunnelling Companies Sept 1916 to Feb 1918 Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block S, Plot II, Row L, Grave No. 5), Rouen, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 27 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents; George and Jane PUDSEY; Wife: Annie PUDSEY, 'Coppergate', Nafferton, Yorks, England. Native of Reighton, Yorks, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 11 May 1917; disembarked Plymouth, 19 July 1917; marched into Parkhouse, 20 July 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 18 August 1917; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Rouelles, 19 August 1917. Proceeded to unit, 3 September 1917; taken on strength of 1st Anzac Entrenching Bn, in the field, 5 September 1917. Attached to 2nd Tunnelling Company, 31 October 1917. Taken on strength of 2nd Tunnelling Company, 30 November 1917. On leave, 31 January 1918; rejoined unit, 17 February 1918. Admitted to No 5 Casualty Clearing Station, 30 September 1918 (influenza); transferred to No 30 Ambulance Train, 2 October 1918; to No 11 Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 3 October 1918 (influenza, dangerously ill). Died, 9 October 1918. Buried by Reverend C.A.B. PARIES, C.F., 9 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PUDSEY Watson |