Regimental number | 5059 |
Place of birth | San Francisco, California, USA |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Nil |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
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Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
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War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 1 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 12 May 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 24 May 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 21 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 30 June 1916. Admitted to 38th Casualty Clearing Station, 1 December 1916 (trench feet); transferred by Ambulance Train to 22nd General Hospital, Camiers, 8 December 1916; to England, 10 December 1916, and admitted same day to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham. Discharged on furlough, 23 April 1917, to report to Training Depot, Wareham, 8 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 June 1917; rejoined Bn, 26 August 1917. Admitted to 1st General Hospital, Etretat, 18 May 1918 (trench fever); discharged to 1st Australian Corps Depot, 22 June 1918; marched in to Australian Infantry Base Depot, 6 July 1918; rejoined unit, 15 July 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 27 August 1918. Married Eliza Ann GLEAVES, George Street, Chesterton, at Wolstanton Primitive Methodist Church, 10 September 1918.Found guilty, London, 23 September 1918, of being absent without leave from 7 am, 12 September, to 9.45 am, 16 September 1918: awarded 4 days' Field Punishment No 2; forfeited total of 9 days' pay. Rejoined unit, 19 September 1918. Transferred to 59th Bn from 60th Bn, 25 September 1918. Wounded in action, 29 September 1918 (gun shot wounds, multiple, head); transferred to 58th Casualty Clearing Station, 1 October 1918; by Ambulance Train No 36 to 73rd General Hospital, Trouville, 3 October 1918; to England, 28 October 1918, and admitted to Graylingwell War Hospital, Chichester, 30 October 1918; to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 2 December 1918. Discharged on furlough, 3 December 1918, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 17 December 1918. Granted extension of leave until 18 December 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Indarra', 12 July 1919 ; disembarked Melbourne, 6 September 1919; discharged, Melbourne, 29 October 1919 (medically unfit). Medals: British War Medal Victory Medal |
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