| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dover, Kent, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Address | 'Merue', Grange Road, Toorak, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 58 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Leila Emily Tunbridge, 'Merue', Grange Road, Toorak, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 301st (Mechanical Transport), 8th Company, Army Service Corps (17th Divisional Ammunition Park) |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/98/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Colonel |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Service Corps |
| Promotions |
Colonel Unit: ASC Promotion date: |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', No. 29422 1 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916). |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Medals |
Commander of the Order of St Michael & St George Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 Date: Order of the British Empire Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109 Date: |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: raised and commanded 1st Australian Division Ammunition Park (Mechanical Transport); arrived in England with two units, February 1915. Proceeded overseas to France, July 1915. Commanding Officer, British V Corps Ammunition Sub-Park, 1 August 1915; remained with V Corps mainly in Ypres salient until early 1916 and the arrival of Australian forces. Appointed Commanding Officer of 1 Anzac Corps Ammunition Park, 25 April 1916. Responsible for reorganization of supply columns and ammunition parks, January 1917; appointed senior mechanical transport officer of 1 Anzac Corps. At the height of the 3rd Battle of ypres his responsibilities were extended to incorporate the whole of the AIF on the Western Front. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Friedrichruh', with wife and 3 children, 22 January 1920; disembarked Melbourne, 9 March 1920; discharged, 28 June 1920. Medals: Commander of the Order of the Bath, Commander of the Order of St Michael & St George, Order of the British Empire, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal ~ |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 87 |
| Place of burial | Box Hill Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Sources | 'Australian Dictionary of Biography', vol. 12, p. 283 |
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