Regimental number | 1050 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Tarago, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Tarago via Goulburn, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, David Sturgiss, Tarago via Goulburn, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Squadron Engineers, A Mounted Division |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Transferred to Field Squadron Engineers on 29 June 1916 Admitted to hospital several times in 1916 and 1917 due to illness Returned to Australia on board Port Sydney, disembarking on 11 April 1919. Served three years 241 days (three years 205 days of which were spent abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 64 |
Place of burial | Nowra General Cemetery, Nowra, New South Wales |