Regimental number | 5929 |
Place of birth | Glenfield, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Kidston, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Alice Towle, Cairns, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Cairns, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Brisbane, 21 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 10 January 1917. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 26 January 1917 (epitheoloma). Charged the value of 1 dinner plate (2.5d), 5 March 1917. Discharged to 7th Training Bn, 31 March 1917. Admitted to Fargo Hospital, 15 April 1917 (influenza); discharged to Depot, 24 April 1917, andmarched in to 7th Training Bn. Admitted to Parkhouse Hospital, 4 May 1917 (mumps); discharged to duty, 22 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 19 June 1917; taken on strength, 25th Bn, in the field, 9 July 1917. Attached for duty with 22nd Machine Gun Company, 15 September 1917; rejoined 25th Bn from detachment, 27 December 1917. Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, 28 December 1917 (pyrexia unknown origin); transferred to Divisional Rest Station; to 6th Field Ambulance, 2 January 1918; to Casualty Clearing Station, 5 January 1918; to 2nd Australian General Hospital, 8 January 1918; to England, 15 January 1918, and admitted same day to Quex Park Auxiliary Hospital, Kent (trench fever: slight); transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 8 February 1918; discharged on furlough, 11 February 1918, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 25 February 1918. Commenced return to Australia for discharge (premature senility) on board HT 'Essex', 7 June 1918; disembarked Sydney, 1 August 1918, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged, Brisbane, 19 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Mt Thompson Crematorium |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TOWLE George |