Regimental number | 6899 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Southwark, Adelaide, South Australia |
School | Hindmarsh School and High School, Hindmarsh, South Australia. Trainee teacher (Adelaide Teachers' College, South Australia?) |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Teacher |
Address | 12 Philip Street, Southwark, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W Silver, 12 Philip Street, Southwark, South Australia |
Previous military service | Australian Army Medical Corps, Citizen Military Forces (still serving at time of AIF enlistment) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Field Ambulance |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Ambulance |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Served 4 years 18 days (of which 3 years 168 days were abroad). |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Transferred to 15th Field Ambulance, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 28 June 1916. Detached for duty with 15th Field Company Engineers, 26 January 1917, and attached as AAMC Detail. Transferred to 15th Field Company Engineers, 14 February 1918. On leave to Nice, 22 February 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 6 March 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 10 August 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 28 August 1918. Transferred to 8th Australian Field Ambulance, & to remain attached to 15th FCE as AAMC Detail, 3 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia from Liverpool on board 'Kursk' (Nursing Staff), 21 March 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 4 May 1919; discharged, 27 June 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Centennial Park Crematorium - Military Service - his ashes placed in Soldiers section of Crematorium gardens by the S.A. RSL. Later transferred to Northern Suburbs Crematorium gardens, Lane Cove, New South Wales (placed with those of his wife, Stella). |