Regimental number | 27975 |
Place of birth | Bowen, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Sinclair Street, Bowen, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Boston, Sinclair Street, Bowen, Queensland |
Previous military service | 15th ALH Four and half years 15th Light Horse 12 monthd Bowen Rifle Club |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Bowen, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 13, Reinforcement 7 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/40/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hubert and Catherine Maria WEST |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 21 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 7 June 1918, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 10 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 54 |
Place of burial | Bowen Cemetery, Queensland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WEST George Cecil |