Regimental number | 2101 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engine cleaner |
Address | 117 Halifax Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Doreen Gladys Remnant, 43 East Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked from Australia, 7 February 1916; disembarked Suez, Egypt, 11 March 1916. Embarked from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 23 June 1916. Admitted to 32nd Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, France, 21 July 1916 (shell shock); proceeded to rejoin unit, 31 August 1916; rejoined Bn, 5 September 1916. Treated at 6th Field Ambulance, 22 December 1916 (debility); transferred to 3rd Army Summer Rest Camp, 24 June 1917; rejoined unit, 8 July 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), 30 September 1917; transferred to England, 3 October 1917. Granted furlough, 17-31 December 1917. Found guilty of being absent without leave, 31 December 1917-1 January 1918: admonished and awarded forfeiture of 2 days' pay. Admitted to Fovant Military Hospital (old gun shot wound, right leg), 31 January 1918; discharged from hospital, 4 February 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 March 1918; rejoined unit, 28 April 1918. Admitted to hospital sick, 17 August 1918 (haemorrhage, lung), 19 August 1918; transferred to England, 21 August 1918; discharged to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 23 October 1918. Admitted to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 4 November 1918 (tubercle of lung); marched in to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 5 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Kanowna', 5 January 1919; disembarked in Australia, 5 March 1919; discharged (medically unfit), 4 May 1919. Total war service: 3 years 199 days (of which 3 years 27 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 57 |
Place of burial | Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |