Regimental number | 5714 |
Place of birth | Armagh, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Boundary rider |
Address | Woodside via Yarram, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 7.75" |
Weight | 142.5 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Martha Denis Downey, 231 Bath Road Hounslow, Middlesex, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Discharged in London |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked, Melbourne, 25 September 1916; disembarked, Plymouth, England, 11 November 1916; proceeded overseas to France via Folkestone, 13 December 1916; marched into 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, France, 14 December 1916; marched out to unit, 17 December 1916; taken on strength of 22nd Bn, 18 December 1916. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance (gun shot wound: thigh), 26 February 1917; to 45th Casualty Clearing Station, 26 February 1917; to 21st Ambulance Train, 26 February 1917; transferred to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 28 February 1917; to England, 4 March 1917; admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, England, 5 March 1917; discharged to Weymouth Command Depot, 18 May 1917. Found guilty, 8 June 1917, of (1) breaking out of camp after tattoo, 7 June 1917: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No. 2. To Hurdcott Command Depot, 29 June 1918; marched into Overseas Training Bn, Longbridge Deverill, 27 July 1917. Admitted to Brigade Hospital (PUO), Perham Downs, 6 August 1917; discharged to Overseas Training Brigade, 13 August 1917; attached to Australian Imperial Force Headquarters, 23 August 1917; marched into Perham Downs Command Depot, 3 October 1917. Found guilty, 23 November 1917, of (1) being absent without leave from, 16 November 1917, until, 22 November 1917: awarded 7 days' detention; forfeits 6 days' pay. Marched out to Overseas Training Bn, Longbridge Deverill, 26 November 1917; proceeded overseas to France via Southampton, 12 December 1917; marched into 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Havre, France, 13 December 1917; marched out to Bn, 16 December 1917; rejoined Bn, 19 December 1917. Admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance (cellulites: left arm), 3 February 1918; discharged to unit, 28 March 1918; rejoined Bn, 29 March 1918. Admitted to 37th Casualty Clearing Station (gassed), 18 July 1918; to 2nd Stationary Hospital, Abbeville, 6 August 1918; to England, 9 August 1918; admitted to Fort Pitt Military Hospital, Chatham, England, 10 August 1918; discharged, 9 September 1918; on furlough to report to Hurdcott Command Depot, 23 September 1918; marched out to Hurdcott Command Depot, 23 September 1918. Found guilty, 8 October 1918, of (1) neglect to obey orders on, 5 October 1918: awarded 7 days' detention. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 4 November 1918. Admitted to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital (sick), Harefield, 13 November 1918. Found guilty, 26 November 1918, of (1) whilst a patient in hospital being absent without leave from 8 pm., 24 November 1918, until 3 pm, 25 November 1918: forfeits 2 days' pay. Discharged from Hospital to Weymouth Command Depot, 28 November 1918. District Court Martial, held at Weymouth Command Depot on, 21 January 1919, charge: (1) being absent without leave from, 28 November 1918, until apprehended at London on, 8 January 1919; sentence: forfeits 60 days' pay (35 days' remitted). Discharged , London, 13 May 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DOWNEY George |