| Regimental number | 1413 |
| Place of birth | Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Draper |
| Address | c/o Mrs Catherine Cobley, 18 Cliff Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 44 |
| Height | 5' 2" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Catherine Cobley 18 Cliff Street, Manly, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the New England Volunteer Corps. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Rosehill, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1483 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Admitted to No 2 Australian General Hospital, 5 April 1915 (defective teeth); discharged to duty, 5 April 1915. Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, 8 June 1915; discharged to duty, 20 June 1915. Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 7 May 1915. Wounded, 19 May 1915 Marched in to 14th Training Bn, Tel el Kebir, 27 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 29 July 1916; marched in to 1st Training Bn, Perham Downs, England, 9 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 16 September 1916; joined 1st Bn, in the field, 1 October 1916. On Command to Divisional School of Instruction, 29 December 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 28 January 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, 10 February 1917 (slipped on duckboards: fractured right arm: severe); transferred to England, 15 February 1917, and admitted to City [County?] of Middlesex War Hospital, 16 February 1917; to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 27 February 1917; discharged on furlough, 22 March 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 4 April 1917. Marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 11 April 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Miltiades', 4 October 1917; discharged (medically unfit: fractured right radius and senility), Sydney, 1 January 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, RORISON William George |
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