Regimental number | 3231 |
Place of birth | Tipperary, Ireland |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Goondiwindi, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Ellen Hoole, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Armidale, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 53rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/70/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 11 November 1916; found guilty, at sea, of breaking guard, 19 December 1916: awarded 14 days' extra fatigue; admitted to ship's hospital, 29 December 1916; discharged from hospital, 29 January 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 32 days; disembarked Devonport, England, 30 January 1917. Marched in to 14th Training Bn, Hurdcott, 1 February 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 3 May 1917; taken on strength, 53rd Bn, 7 May 1917. Found guilty, 30 June 1917, of being absent without leave from 1600, 19 June 1917, until arrested in billets at 2100, 28 June 1917: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2; forfeited total of 10 days' pay. Marched in to 1st Anzac Field Punishment Compound, 1 July 1917; rejoined unit, 22 July 1917. Detached to Daily Tactical Working Party, 16 September 1917; rejoined Bn, 22 September 1917. Detached for duty to 1st Tunnelling Company, 29 January 1918; rejoined Bn, 21 February 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 22 February 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 12 March 1918. Found guilty while on leave, of being drunk in Grafton Street, Dublin, 27 February 1918: awarded forfeiture of 5 days' pay. Admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance, 2 April 1918 (scabies); transferred to 29th Casualty Clearing Station same day; to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 3 April 1918; discharged to Australian Infantry Base Depot, Le Havre, 12 April 1918; embarked for England, 27 April 1918; marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 28 April 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board 'D12', 7 June 1918; discharged, 9 October 1918 (medically unfit: chronic rheumatism). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CROTTY Edward |