Regimental number | 254 |
Place of birth | Cork, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Bridgett Curran, Yarmin via Gladstone, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Light Horse Regiment, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/19/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 254B |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked, Sydney, 13 May 1916; disembarked, Devonport, England, 19 July 1916; allotted as reinforcement to 31st Bn, 6 September 1916; proceeded overseas to France via Folkestone, 11 November 1916; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, France, 12 November 1916; marched out to unit, 29 November 1916; taken on strength of 31st Bn, Field, 1 December 1916. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance (gastritis), 21 April 1917; to 5th Divisional Rest Station, 21 April 1917; to 5th Casualty Clearing Station, 26 April 1917; to 16th Ambulance Train, 27 April 1917; to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, 28 April 1917; transferred to England, 13 May 1917; admitted to War Hospital, Bath, England, 14 May 1917; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 20 August 1917; discharged to Weymouth Command Depot, 22 August 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic' for discharge, 27 September 1917; disembarked, Melbourne, 18 November 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 29 December 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CURRAN Benjamin Joseph |