Regimental number | 753 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Fuelman |
Address | 107 Marion Street, Enmore, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M Burrows, 107 Marion Street, Enmore, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A25 Anglo Egyptian on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Sailed February 1915 with the 1st Light Horse. Asked to be transferred to the infantry so he could go to Gallipoli. After 9 weeks there got sent to hospital with sickness; arrived back in Sydney in September 1915 on sick furlough. Sailed again in the Reinforcements for the 1st Light Horse in March 1916; when he arrived in Egypt he asked to transfer to the 4th Pioneers to France. was wounded and taken prisoner in January 1918. Arrived in England, 25 December 1918; died at "Boddington", Wentworh Falls, NSW, 24 August 1919. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Re-embarked Sydney, 21 March 1916, on board HMAT A26 'Armadale', as 753 Pte, 1st Light Horse Regiment, 15th Reinforcement. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |