| Regimental number | 5042 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Townsville, Queensland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Loco |
| Address | Griffith Street, West End, Townsville, Queensland |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mr J Bradshaw, c/o Mrs Nurse Keith, North Street, West End, Townsville, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 15th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front, Germany Reported to 4th Training Bn, Tel el Kebir, Egypt, 5 May 1916. Transferred to 47th Bn, 20 May 1916. Admitted to No. 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir, 30 May 1916; transferred to No. 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 31 May 1916. Invalided to England from Alexandria, 24 June 1916 (Otitis Media); admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, 3 July 1916. Taken on strength, 12th Training Bn, Rollestone, 19 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 8 September 1916. Admitted to hospital, 21 September 1916; transferred to England, 9 October 1916, and admitted to Thorpe War Hospital, Norwich (nasal obstruction and inflamed ear, slight). Transferred to No. 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 4 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 April 1917. Listed as missing in action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 13 October 1917; later confirmed prisoner of war, interned at Limburg, Germany. Repatriated from Germany and arrived in England, 16 December 1918. Marched out to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 23 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Derbyshire', 2 March 1919; arrived Melbourne, 17 April 1919, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged, 13 June 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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