Regimental number | 3 |
Place of birth | San Francisco, California, USA |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Groom |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 161 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs A Christie, Kaikora Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Mobile Vet Section 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 27/1/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on |
Fate | No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll |
Place of burial | West Terrace Cemetery (Road 5, Path 2, West, Grave No 53), Adelaide, South Australia |
Other details |
Enlisted, 3 December 1914; discharged, medically unfit, 29 December 1914. Adjutant, Australian Army Medical Corps, Victoria Barracks, Sydney, advised OC, Australian Army Veterinary Corps, 8 March 1915, that 'No 3 (now 457) Pte Christie WS is fit for duty'. Re-enlisted, 8 April 1915, as 457 Pte, 5th Reinforcements, 1st Veterinary Section, stating place of birth as San Francisco, California, USA. Weight: 144 lbs. War service: Embarked Sydney, 10 April 1915; disembarked Adelaide, 20 April 1915. Died, 9 July 1915, of tuberculosis, at Consumptive Sanatorium, Adelaide. Not eligible for war medals. |
Miscellaneous details | Second Attestation Form gives place of birth as Dunedin, New Zealand. |