Regimental number | 6077 |
Place of birth | Irvinebank, Queensland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Mechanic |
Address | Townsville, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 11.25" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Agnes Arbouin, Irvinebank, Queensland |
Previous military service | Sered for 15 weeks in the 2nd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Townsville, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 6th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/25/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A40 Runic |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Alexandria, 27 February 1916. taken on strength, 15th Field Company Engineers, Tel el Kebir, 18 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Wounded in action, 20 July 1916 (gun shot wound, right shoulder); admitted to 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 21 July 1916; transferred to England, 22 July 1916, and admitted same day to 1st Southern General Hospital, Edgbaston (wound: severe); to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 8 September 1916; discharged on furlough, 14 September 1916, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 28 September 1916. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ajana', 17 October 1916; disembarked Melbourne, 8 December 1916; discharged, Brisbane, 17 January 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | No date of embarkation given on Embarkation Roll. |