Regimental number | 2005 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Manufacturer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Charlotte Hynes, Austral Hall, Woolcott Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 2.5 years in the Senior Cadets; 9 months in the Militia; discharged to join the AIF. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Unit name | Light Trench Mortar Battery, 6th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on |
An Embarkation Roll for the Light Trench Mortar Battery, 6th Reinforcement, does not appear on the AWM website. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Provost Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 10 February 1917, and appointed Voyage Only Corporal; disembarked Plymouth, England, 11 April 1917, and reverted to Private. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 October 1917; taken on strength, 1st Anzac Wireless Section, in the field, 2 November 1917. Transferred to 33rd Bn, 22 November 1917. Wounded in action,17 April 1918 (gassed), and admitted to 55th Field Ambulance; transferred to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, 25 April 1918; to England, 25 April 1918, and admitted to Exeter War Hospital, 26 April 1918; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary hospital, Harefield, 4 June 1918; discharged on furlough, 6 June 1918, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 20 June 1918. Marched out for duty with Australian Provost Corps, Tidworth, 12 July 1918. Granted leave without pay, 17 January-18 May 1919. Commenced return to Australia (at own expense)on board SS 'Ventura', 29 April 1919; disembarked Sydney, 29 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit), 19 June 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HYNES William Arthur |