Regimental number | 707 |
Place of birth | Prahran, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Auburn, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 111 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Walter Wyatt, 47 Rathmines Road, Auburn, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 37th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 37th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 3 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 November 1916. Admitted to 10th Field Ambulance, 31 January 1917 (injury to shoulder); transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 2 February 1917; to Ambulance Train No 10, 7 February 1917, and admitted to 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 8 February 1917 (contusion, shoulder: accidental); to No 1 Convalescent Depot, 8 February 1917; to 3rd Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 11 February 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 23 February 1917. Wounded in action, 3 March 1917 (accidental self-inflicted wound: gun shot wound, shattered left hand), and admitted to 9th Field Ambulance and then to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 8 March 1917. Statement of evidence received 12 March 1917: 'wound was caused accidentally and no blame is attachable to anyone.' Transferred to England, 16 March 1917, and admitted to Frensham Hill Hospital; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 18 April 1917; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 7 May 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 22 July 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 24 September 1917; discharged (medically unfit: disability), 12 November 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WYATT Ernest Walter |