Regimental number | 2480 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Liverpool, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Draftsman |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Drewe, 299 Liscard Road Wallasey , Cheshire, England |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Fought at Gallipoli (August-December 1915); Fleurbaix, France (wounded, 19 July 1916; hospitalised, Boulogne, then Newcastle); Somme sector, France (Bullecourt, May 1917; wounded 13 May); Passchendaele, Belgium (September 1917) Messines, Belgium (November 1917); Hamel, France March-April 1917; wounded by shell fire, 7 April); evacuated to hospital in Bath, England, April 1918; convalescent patient, Verne Citadel, Portland, October 1918-March 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 51 |
Place of burial | Cremated Newcastle Crematorium, Beresfield, New South Wales |