Regimental number | 1187 |
Place of birth | Kapunda, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Baker |
Address | Armadale, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Witney, Armadale, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2857A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 2 March 1915.Appointed Lance Corporal, 4 September 1915. Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 5 September 1915 (pyrexia), and transferred to Mudros; disembarked Alexandria, 9 September 1915 (pyrexia and debility), and admitted to Bombay Presidency Hospital (nervous debility); transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 14 October 1915 Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Wandilla', 13 December 1915; disembarked Fremantle, 14 January 1916 (enteric fever). Returned to duty, 6 April 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | See 2857 Vernon Claude WITNEY for second period of service. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WITNEY Vernon Claude |