Regimental number | 35 |
Place of birth | Bethnell Green, London, England |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Debalts, Sunshine, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Mrs Jane Gordon, 2A Buxton Place, Buxton Street, London E., England |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked from Melbourne, 22 December 1914. Embarked from Egypt to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli), 21 July 1915. Promoted Corporal, 1 May 1915. Wounded in action (shrapnel, right shoulder), 19 May 1915; evacuated to Mudros and admitted to No. 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, 15 September 1915; discharged to duty, 28 September 1915. Embarked for England (rheumatism), 25 November 1915; admitted to County of London War Hospital, Epsom, 4 December 1915. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 July 1916. Promoted Lance Sergeant, 18 August 1916. Wounded in action, 1 December 1916; evacuated to England (gun shot wound, left foot), 6 December 1916. Discharged to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 1 May 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Ayrshire', 23 May 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 17 July 1917; discharged, 16 November 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 65 |
Place of burial | Cremated: Fawkner Crematorium, Melbourne, Victoria |