Regimental number | 3022 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Uralla, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Watson's Creek, via Bendemeer, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Hannah Skewes, same address |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 22nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked from Sydney, 23 November 1916; disembarked Suez, Egypt, 2 January 1917. Marched into Isoltation Camp, Moascar, 2 January 1917. Attached to Headquarters, ATC C&D Camp, Moascar, 22 January 1917. Marched out to 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 17 November 1917. Transferred to 7th Light Horse Regiment, 18 November 1917. Detached to Rest Camp, Jerusalem, from unit in the field, 18 June 1918 (debility from malaria); rejoined unit from Rest Camp, 3 August 1918. Detached to Moascar, 27 November 1918. Marched out to rejoin unit in the field, 5 February 1919. Admitted to 26th Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 27 April 1919; transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 3 May 1919; to Rest Camp, 8 May 1919. Embarked from Suez for return to Australia on board 'Dunluce Castle', 17 July 1919. Disembarked Sydney, 30 August 1919; discharged, 22 December 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 80 |
Place of burial | Tamworth Lawn Cemetery, New South Wales |