Regimental number | 15828 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Norwood, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Warehouseman |
Address | Union Street, Norwood, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Arthur Billing, Union Street, Norwood, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for years in Senior Cadets; transferred to Army Service Corps, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Australian Army Service Corps, November 1917 Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Darwin on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Mounted Division Train |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked Sydney, 30 April 1918; disembarked Suez, 7 June 1918. Marched in to AASC Training Depot, Moascar, 15 July 1918. Taken on strength 35th Company, AASC, Australian Mounted Division Train, 25 July 1918, and appointed Driver. Admitted to 76th Casualty Clearing Station, 7 September 1918 (tonsillitis), and transferred to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara; to 14th Stationary Hospital, Port Said, 8 October 1918. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Leicestershire', 22 December 1918 (debility); disembarked Melbourne, 22 January 1919, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged, Adelaide, 6 June 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 84 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BILLING Alfred Frank |