Regimental number | 11926 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30.6 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Elsie May Challis, 22 Carlisle Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in F Company, 1st Australian Infantry; 6 months in Richmond River Light Horse (resigned). |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Field Ambulance 9, Section B |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/52/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Field Ambulance |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Macquarie', 28 March 1919 (medical staff); discharged (medically unfit: lung trouble following gas attack), 13 March 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Died at Repatriation Hospital, Camperdown, 14 October 1924 (diabetes). |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA B2455 3225910 |