Place of birth | Boort Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Medical practitioner |
Address | Brighton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Coutts, Chatsworth Avenue, Brighton, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Captain |
Unit name | Medical Officers |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Ambulance |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919). |
Medals |
Distinguished Service Order 'On the 1st September, 1918, during the attack on Mont St. Quentin, although the R.A.P. was consistently shelled, he attended the wounded almosst continuously for fifty-two hours, during five of which he was forced to wear his gas respirator, displaying throughout the greatest courage and devotion to duty. On the day prior to the attack a shell burst on a dug-out, wounding several men and pressing one down, severely wounded, blocking the entrance. He immediately went forward, regardless of intense shell fire, and succeeded in extricating the man and removing him over exposed ground to the rear.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 67 Date: |