Regimental number | 19123 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Ascot Vale, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21.9 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 122 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M L Simpkins, 55 Lorne Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in Sea Cadets; previously rejected for enlistment on account of physique. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Army Medical Corps, September 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/99/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Field Ambulance |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karmala', 2 January 1919 (gun shot wound, elbow, head and thigh); discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 2 March 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: enlisted, 16 December 1940; discharged, 21 January 1947, as V91120 Staff Sergeant, Australian War Grave Maintenance Unit. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 61 |
Place of burial | Springvale Botanical Lawn Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SIMPKINS Charles Harry |