Regimental number | 506 |
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, D White, 9 Peter Place Adelaide Road, Dublin, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Helena Vale, West Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, Machine Gun Section |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Machine Gun Squadron |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
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Other details |
War service: Middle East Embarked on board HMAT 'Ascanius', 2 November 1914. Embarked on board HMT 'Suffolk,' to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 2 March 1915. Wounded in action, 25 April 1915; admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 30 April 1915 (gun shot wound to the head); rejoined unit from Hospital, 26 May 1915. Admitted to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli, 3 September 1915 (diarrhoea); transferred to Mudros, 3 September 1915; admitted to Hospital Ship 'Salta', 5 September 1915; admitted to Government Hospital, Alexandria, 11 September 1915; transferred to Convalescence Camp, Ras-el-Tin, 27 September 1915; discharged, 18 October 1915. Taken on Strength, 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Alexandria, 19 October 1915; attached to Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 11 December 1915; taken on strength, Imperial School of Instruction, 8 January 1916. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 7 April, 1916; promoted Temporary Sergeant, 29 April 1916. Marched out to Australian and New Zealand Training Centre, Moascar, 17 June 1916; Acting Staff Sergeant, Instructional Staff, Moascar, 17 July 1916. Admitted to 24th Stationary Hospital, Moascar, 8 September 1916 (sore throat); discharged to Details, 8 September 1916. Marched in, Isolation Camp, 10 September 1916; to Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 22 October 1916; taken on strength, Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitzoun, 1 November 1916; returned to rank of Sergeant, 1 November 1916. Attached to Machine Gun Training Squadron, 2 April 1918; transferred to 3rd Brigade, Australian Machine Gun Squadron, 23 April 1918. Marched out to 3rd Australian Machine Gun Squadron, Moascar, 7 May 1918; returned to rank of Trooper, 7 May 1918; taken on strength, 3rd Australian Machine Gun Squadron, 12 May 1918. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, Eastern Expeditionary Force, 4 June 1918; admitted to 66th Casualty Clearing Station, 5 June 1918; admitted to 75th Casualty Clearing Station, 7 June 1918; admitted to 44th (? taly) Hospital, 12 June 1918 (tonsillitis). Admitted to 31st General Hospital, Cairo, 15 June 1918; admitted to Convalescence Camp, Abbassia, 19 June 1918; discharged to duty, Abbassia, 22 June 1918. Marched in, Con. Depot, Moascar, 22 June 1918; marched out to 3rd Australian Machine Gun Squadron, Moascar, 6 July 1918; taken on strength, 3rd Australian Machine Gun Squadron, EEF, 9 July 1918. Admitted to 66th Casualty Clearing Station, EEF, 8 August 1918 (malaria); transferred to 26th Casualty Clearing Station, Ludd, 11 August 1918; admitted to 31st General Hospital, Abbassia, 13 August 1918; to Convalescence Camp, Abbassia, 28 August 1918; discharged to Machine Gun Training Unit, Moascar, 5 September 1918. Promoted to Acting Sergeant, 29 September 1918; marched out to Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitoum, 12 October 1918; Taken on strength, Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitoum, 12 October 1918. Embarked for Australia, as part of 1914 Furlough, on board H.T 'Port Darwin', Suez, 15 November 1918; disembarked Perth, 13 December 1918; discharged, Perth, 2 March 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Served as Machine Gun Officer, 11th Bn, Citizen Military Forces, 1919-21. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WHITE John Joseph |