Regimental number | 2475 |
Place of birth | London, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Casino, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Herbert Chuch, 40 Valentines Road, Ilford, Essex, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Casino, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Discharged |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined unit, Mudros, 18 November 1915. Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, Lemnos, 8 December 1915 (mumps), and transferred to 18th Stationary Hospital, and then to 5th Australian General Hospital, Lemnos, 8 December 1915. Promoted Corporal, 4 December 1915. Discharged to duty, and rejoined unit, 23 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 4 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 27 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 3 April 1916. Transferred to 3rd Trench Mortar Battery, 8 May 1916. Admitted to 9th Red Cross Hospital, Calais, 22 May 1916 (appendicitis); transferred to England, 24 May 1916, and admitted to Northamptonshire War Hospital, 25 May 1916. Treated for varicose veins, 26 July 1916; marched in to No 1 Command Depot, 27 November 1916. On furlough, 9 November 1916; marched in to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, from furlough, 24 November 1916. Marched in to Drafting Depot, Perham Downs, 5 April 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 28 June 1918 (syphilis); discharged, 1 July 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 4 days. Marched in to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 11 November 1918. Discharged (medically unfit: cardiac dilation; valvular dilation of the heart)from the AIF in London, 20 March 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CLINCH Lewis James |