Regimental number | 579 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Moonta, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Draper |
Address | Moonta Mines, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emily Sampson, Moonta Mines, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Adelaide, 9 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 20 July 1916; proceeded to England. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 November 1916. Wounded in action, 31 July 1917 (gun shot wound, thigh); admitted to 3rd Stationary Hospital, Wimereux. Transferred to England, 8 August 1917, and admitted to 2/1st Southern General Hospital, Dudley Road. Transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 17 October 1917; discharged to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 16 November 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 20 December 1917; disembarked, 12 February 1918; discharged (medically unfit: not due to misconduct), 25 March 1918. Total war service: 2 years 60 days (of which 1 year 249 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 79 |
Place of burial | Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |