Regimental number | 1255 |
Place of birth | Alberton, South Australia |
School | Kilkenny Public School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ivy Daniel c/o Mr W Marshall, Military Road, Semaphore, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, H Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked from Australia, 22 December 1914. Proceeded to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli), 12 April 1915. Wounded in action (gun shot wound, back), 2 May 1915. Evacuated from Gallipoli, 3 May 1915; admitted to Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, England, 2 July 1915. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Runic' from Portland, 7 November 1915. Service: 188 days. Re-enlisted, 31 August 1917. Embarked from Sydney on board HMAT A34 'Persic', 21 March 1918; disembarked London, 24 May 1918. Taken on strength, 14th Field Company Engineers, France, 14 February 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Ypiringa', 15 November 1919; disembarked, 1 January 1920; discharged, 19 January 1920. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Office of War Graves states date of death as 17 October 1965. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 75 |
Place of burial | Cheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |