Regimental number | 2576 |
Place of birth | Bathurst, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | West Kempsey, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Sarah Charlton, West Kempsey, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 9 June 1915; taken on strength, 3rd Bn, 2 November 1915; wounded at Pozieres, 23 July 1916; mortally wounded on the Somme, 28 January 1917. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Flers-Guedecourt sector |
Age at death | 30 |
Place of burial | St Sever Cemetery Extension (Block O, Plot VIII, Row M, Grave No. 2), Rouen, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 35 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken on strength, 3rd Bn, Gallipoli, 2 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 29 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 28 March 1916. Wounded in action, 3 July 1916 (gun shot wound, right hand); admitted to 10th General Hospital, Rouen, 24 July 1916. Transferred to England, 26 July 1916, and admitted to 5th Southern General Hospital, Portsmouth. Marched in to No. 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 20 August 1916; granted furlough, 29 August 1916. Found guilty, 30 September 1916, of neglecting to obey the orders of a superior officer and of insubordination: awarded 14 days' detention. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 October 1916; rejoined unit, 16 November 1916. Wounded in action, 28 January 1917 (shrapnel wound, leg, ankle, back); transferred to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, and placed on seriously ill list, 10 February 1917. Died of multiple gun shot wounds, 22 March 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal ~ |