Regimental number | 1887 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Chrissie Chapman, Fingask Cottage, Old Meldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 49th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/66/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Sydney, 3 May 1916; disembarked Egypt, 13 June 1916. Embarked from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 August 1916. Transferred to 41st Bn, 23 September 1916. Proceeded overseas from England to France, 24 November 1916. Wounded in action, 31 July 1917 (shell wound, right thigh). Transferred to England and admitted to Reading war Hospital, 14 August 1917. Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 30 August 1917. Discharged and granted furlough, 7 September 1917, to report to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 21 September 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 February 1918; rejoined unit in the field, 9 February 1918. Admitted to hospital, 26 May 1918 (influenza); transferred to England, 13 June 1918, and admitted to 2nd Eastern General Hospital, Brighton, 14 June 1918. Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 3 July 1918. Granted furlough, 5 July 1918 to report to No. 4 Command Depot, 19 July 1918. Found guilty, 23 July 1918, of being absent without leave, 19-23 July 1918: awarded forfeiture of 14 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 13 September 1918; rejoined unit, 18 September 1918. Marched out for repatriation, 2 April 1919. Granted period of Non-Military Employment (farming, Aberdeenshire), 10 June-10 September 1919): pay only. Married Mary Ann GILLAN, in Aberdeen, 2 September 1919. Commenced return to Australia with wife on board HT 'Zealandia', 27 March 1920; disembarked Sydney, 14 May 1920; discharged, 15 May 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |