Regimental number | 4298 |
Place of birth | Semaphore, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | York PO, York, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Alice Jane Armstrong, 127 Hill Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in South Africa (Boer War). |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 12 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/14/6 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 30 October 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 27 December 1917, and marched in to Pioneer Training Bn, Sutton Veny. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 March 1918; taken on strength, 2nd Pioneer Bn, in the field, 22 March 1918. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 13 April 1918 (pyrexia, unknown origin), and transferred to 20th Casualty Clearing Station; to 20th General Hospital, Camiers, 22 April 1918; to England, 23 April 1918, and admitted to 4th Southern General Hospital, Plymouth (pneumonia); transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 17 May 1918; discharged on furlough, 21 May 1918, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 4 June 1918. Marched in to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 30 August 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 October 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 10 October 1918. Attached to Graves Registration Unit, 24 March 1919. Appointed Lance Corporal, 19 April 1919. On leave to Brussels, 27 June 1919; rejoined Bn, 13 July 1919. On leave to United Kingdom, 13 July 1919; rejoined unit, 28 July 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Pakeha', 6 October 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 16 November 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 24 February 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | First Initial of wife incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as O. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ARMSTRONG Harry George |