Regimental number | 2585 |
Place of birth | Bairnsdale Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Butcher |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Florence Tinsley, 21 Vere Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 19), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Melbourne, 14 March 1916; disembarked Suez, 15 April 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 21 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 29 June 1916. Admitted to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station, 21 November 1917; discharged, 17 January 1918, after 58 days' treatment for venereal disease. Rejoined 5th Divisional Train, 27 January 1918; rejoined 8th Machine Gun Company, 2 February 1918. Wounded in action, 11 July 1918 (gun shot wound, right leg, leg and abdomen); admitted to 61st Casualty Clearing Station; died of wounds, 14 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |