Regimental number | 3699 |
Place of birth | Gisborne, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Benalla, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 7.75" |
Weight | 141 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, George D Day, Benalla, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Senior Cadets; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, 28th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Artillery Details |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Embarked Melbourne, 4 August 1917; disembarked Glasgow, Scotland, 2 October 1917; marched in to Details Camp, Parkhouse, 3 October 1917. Transferred to Artillery Details, Larkhill, 6 October 1917, and mustered as Gunner. Found guilty, Heytesbury, 29 October 1917, of being absent without leave from 10 pm, 27 October, to 6.30 am, 28 October 1917: admonished, and forfeited 1 day's pay. Commenced return to Australia, 20 December 1917, for discharge (acute Otitis Media); disembarked Melbourne, 13 February 1918; discharged. Melbourne, 3 June 1918. Medal: British War Medal |