Regimental number | 3140 |
Place of birth | Gawler, South Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Gawler South, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26.3 |
Height | 6' 0.75" |
Weight | 176 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Frances Ann Davidson, Gawler South, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 24th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A6 Clan Maccorquodale on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Admitted to No 1 Welsh Field Ambulance, 21 March 1918 (gonorrhoea); transferred to 44th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 25 March 1918; discharged from Rest Camp, 15 July 1918; rejoined unit, Moascar, 27 July 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 117 days. Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Orari', 15 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 4 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 84 |
Place of burial | Barmera Cemetery, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DAVIDSON Richard Hales |