Regimental number | 220 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Neutral Bay, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Marine engineer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Miss Elsie Summerbell, 210 Falem Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in submarine miners. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 1st Field Company Engineers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/20/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, England Proceeded from Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 3 March 1915. Admitted to hospital, Mudros, 7 October 1915; transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, 16 October 1915. Transferred to England, 4 November 1915, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 11 November 1915 (chronic diarrhoea and rheumatism). Commenced return to Australia on board 'Themistocles', 8 May 1916; discharged, 30 October 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Real age at enlistment was 40. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 79 |
Place of burial | Cremated: ashes interred at Botany Cemetery, New South Wales |