Regimental number | 1823 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Murrurundi, New South Wales |
School | Cunnamulla State School, Queensland, also private governesses |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 39 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Lily Maud Blakeway, Goodwin Street, Bundaberg, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the Boer War (Queensland Mounted Infantry [?]; Australian Commonwealth Horse), 1899-1902. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Light Horse Regiment, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/16/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Mongolia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details | While undergoing pre-enlistment medical check at Barcaldine, his Boer War service records were stolen from the waiting room; he was therefore given the rank of Corporal in the AIF rather than Sergeant, which rank he had attained in the Boer War. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Bundaberg General Cemetery (War Section), Queensland |