Regimental number | 1176 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Gosford, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carter |
Address | 31 Jersey Street, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Cunningham, 31 Jersey Street, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A32 Themistocles on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 85776 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Special Service Unit |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Three separate period of war service (1) Egypt, Gallipoli Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 25 August 1915 (splintered glass in eye when a bullet struck his periscope); transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 30 August 1915. Discharged to light duty; readmitted to 1 AGH, 30 October 1915; discharged to light duty, 10 November 1915; readmitted to 1 AGH, 22 November 1915; discharged to light duty, 24 November 1915. Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Wandilla', 13 December 1915; discharged, 22 May 1916. (2) Re-enlisted, 5 April 1917, and embarked as No. 3620, Private, 45th Bn, 10th Reinforcement, from Sydney on board HMAT A74 'Marathon', 10 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 12 December 1917; taken on strength, 4th Field Ambulance, 29 January 1918. Admitted to hospital, 26 March 1918; transferred to England, 22 May 1918. Commenced return to Australia, 21 July 1918 (gun shot wound, right eye [1915 , and defective vision]. (3) Attested, 17 May 1919, and embarked from Sydney as 85776, Private, Special Service, AIGF, Kursk Guard, 27 May 1919; disembarked London, 23 July 1919. Granted leave, 24 July 1919, to report to No. 2 Group, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, 8 August 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Ajana', 19 August 1919; disembarked Sydney, 9 October 1919; discharged, 18 November 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 72 |