Regimental number | 1941 |
Place of birth | Hay, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Draper and train conductor |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25.10 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Annie Maude Bedford, Camperdown, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of fluid on right knee) |
Enlistment date | |
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 | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Saxon', 11 December 1918; disembarked Sydney, 1 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, right shoulder), Sydney, 14 April 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BEDFORD Walter Leo |