Regimental number | 3524 |
Place of birth | Liverpool, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Hairdresser |
Address | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Beatrice E M Starkey, Menangle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | June 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 11/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Canberra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Light Horse Details |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Embarked Sydney, 16 November 1917; disembarked Suez, 21 December 1917. Posted to 4th Bn, Imperial Camel Corps, 21 February 1918. Wounded in action, 28 March 1918 (gun shot wound, right hand); admitted to 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 30 March 1918; transferred to 2/6 London Field Ambulance, 2 April 1918; to 66th Casualty Clearing station, 2 April 1918; to 76th Casualty Clearing Station; to 45th Stationary Hospital, Ludd, 5 April 1918; to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 6 April 1918; to 14th Australian General hospital, Port Said, 8 April 1918. Transferred to Light Horse Details while in hospital, 1 July 1918 (but did not serve with the Light Horse). Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Wiltshire', 30 August 1918; disembarked Sydney, 3 October 1918; discharged (medically unfit), 28 March 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |