Regimental number | 1143 |
Place of birth | Sailors Falls Victoria |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Sailor's Falls, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, William Henry Culph, Sailor's Falls, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Work at Herleville Wood on 23 August 1918. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry on the 23rd day of August, 1918, at HERLEVILLE WOOD. During the early part of the attack when the first wave of his platoon was temporarily held up and suffering heavy casualties from enemy machine Guns, this N.C.O. acting on his own initiative ran forward and firing his Lewis Gun from the hip quickly silenced the enemy gun, capturing it and the crew of five men. Later on, at the head of his section, while beating off a counter attack on the right this N.C.O. was severely wounded. His daring and initiative was of the highest order.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |