Regimental number | 1568 |
Place of birth | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Ravensbourne via Murphy's Creek, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Honorah Cullen, Ravensbourne via Muphy's Creek, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 1st Light Horse Reserve Regiment, Heliopolis, 1 March 1916; transferred to 1st Division Artillery, 16 April 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 10 June 1916. Admitted to Casualty Clearing Station, 13 January 1917 (diarrhoea); transferred to by Ambulance Train No 21, 31 January 1917, and admitted to 6th General Hospital, Rouen, 3 February 1917 (trench feet); to England, 5 February 1917, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Dudley Road, 8 February 1917; to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 23 March 1917; discharged on furlough, 30 March 1917, to report to Training Depot, Perham Downs, 14 April 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 13 April 1917, whilst on leave from No 1 Command Depot; discharged, 30 July 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 109 days. Proceeded overseas to France, 30 November 1917; rejoined unit, 8 December 1917. Mustered as Driver, 22 May 1918. Admitted to 11th Australian Field Ambulance, 7 August 1918; transferred same day to 47th Casualty Clearing Station; by Ambulance Train No 9, 8 August 1918, and admitted to 2nd Canadian General Hospital, 9 August 1918 (herpes zoster); to England, 30 August 1918, and admitted to County of Middlesex War Hospital, St Alban's, 31 August 1918; discharged on furlough, 23 September 1918, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 7 October 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Leicestershire', 9 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 22 January 1919; discharged, 10 March 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Taabinga Cemetery |