Regimental number | 3160 |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 25 Edmund Street, Waverley, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss M Ward, 25 Edmund Street, Waverley, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal 'On the night of the 22nd/23rd May his Company when being relieved, came under very heavy shell fire while in a sap, and has a number of casualties. Private Ward took a badly wounded man away to a shell hole and dressed him and remained with him under heavy shell fire until assistance was sent after the barrage had ceased.'
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Other details | Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |