Regimental number | 1989 |
Place of birth | Bolners, Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | 150 Paddington Street, Paddington |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Helen Allan, Tattersall's Hotel, Bodangora, near Wellington, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served with the 17th Company, Ayrshire and Lanarkshire Yeomanry, South African War, 1899-1901. |
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Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Tropical Force, Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Eastern on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 14815 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Field Ambulance |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
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War service: enlisted in the Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force; returned to Australia, 18 February 1916. Re-enlisted, 10 May 1916. Embarked from Australia, 14 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 2 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 April 1917. Commenced return to Australia, 4 June 1919; discharged, 4 September 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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