Regimental number | 707 |
Place of birth | Manchester, England |
Other Names | RAINER, Wilton Marler |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | 1 Persimmon Street, North Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs B B Rainer, 1 Persimmon Street, North Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the 2nd Middlesex Artillery; 2 years in the West Kent Yeomany, England. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Helena Vale, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 2 March 1915. Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, 19 August 1915 (hernia), and transferred same day to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, and then to Mudros. Embarked on board HS 'Ulysses', 19 August 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 25 August 1915, and admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, 25 August 1915; to Concentration Camp, Suez, 6 October 1915. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Aeneas', 31 October 1915; disembarked Fremantle, 26 November 1915; discharged (medically unfit: post-hernia debility and neurasthenia), Perth, 9 October 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RAINER Wilton Marter |