Regimental number | 17176 |
Place of birth | Tempo, Co Fermanagh, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Electrician |
Address | Parramatta, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Height | 5' 8.75" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Margaret Jane Dauncey, 'Thelma', Inkerman Street, Parramatta, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the NSW Corps of Engineers for 3 years. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Australian Wireless Squadron 1, Reinforcement 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/16/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Kashgar on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Australian Wireless Signal Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Mesopotamia Embarked Melbourne, 20 January 1917; disembarked Basrah, Mesopotamia, 1 March 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Basrah on board 'Northbrook', 26 February 1919; disembarked Bombay, 5 March 1919; embarked Calcutta on board 'Janus', 22 March 1919; arrived Melbourne, 19 April 1919, for onward travel by boat to Sydney; discharged Sydney, 23 May 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CHAPMAN William Alexander |