Regimental number | 506 |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
School | Flinders State School, Geelong, Victoria; Day boy at Geelong Grammer School (member of school athletics, rowing and Australian Rules football teams. Received medals in High Jump 1902 and 1903). |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Electrician |
Address | Virginia Street, Newtown, Geelong, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Davison, Virginia Street, Newtown, Geelong, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, F Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 20924 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Divisional Signal Company, 17th Engin. Reinf. |
Fate | Demobilised |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Re-enlisted on 6 June 1917 as a Sapper. Promoted to Corporal on 16 August 1917 and Sergeant on 16 October 1917 |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Was apprenticed to the Melbourne Electric Supply Company, Geelong for training in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Employed by the Melbourne Harbour Trust, Geelong as an Electrical Engineer War Service: Gallipoli, England, France. While serving at Gallipoli was wounded in the neck and jaw and evacuated on the hospital ship `Braemar Castle' to Malta Married Mabel Lilian Napp at the Wesleyan Chapel, Shefford, Bedfordshire, Enhgland and had one child (Keith) born on 5 September 1923 Joined the R.A.F. on 16 September 1941 (Flight Sergeant) and served in England, Scotland and India during World War II |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 70 |
Place of burial | Foster Hill Road Cemetery, Bedford, England - 24 December 1958 |