Regimental number | 797 |
Place of birth | Ayr, Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | ... |
Marital status | Widower |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs C M Mackey, 18 Salisbury Street, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Melbourne Battery; 6 years in the Scottish Regiment; 4 years in the Army Medical Corps. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Themistocles', 15 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, right shoulder), Melbourne, 8 June 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Place of birth entered on NAA RecordSearch as Ayr, Queensland. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, VEITCH William |