Place of birth | Port Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Civil servant |
Address | Pazely, Great Southern Railway, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E A Denton, c/o J A Liddellow, Farnham, Strathcona Street, West Perth, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Captain (Honorary Major) |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29251 (5 August 1915); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No. 133 (28 October 1915). Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Recommendation date: Distinguished Service Order Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Distinguished Service Order 'During the operations in the neighbourhood of Gaba Tepe on the 25th April, 1915, for valuable services in obtaining and transmitting information to ships' guns and mountain batteries, and subsequently for holding a trench, with about 20 men, for over six days, repulsing several determined attacks.'
Source: 'London Gazette' No. Date: |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Distinguished Service Order, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |