Regimental number | 3675 |
Place of birth | Peterhead, South Australia |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Striker |
Address | New Queenstown, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Weight | 124 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Alice Jane Duncan, Old Pert Road, New Queenstown, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 12 August 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 30 September 1916. Admitted to Devonport Military Hospital, 30 September 1916; transferred to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 12 November 1916 (sick, slight); discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 12 November 1916. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Beltana', 17 March 1917; disembarked Adelaide, 12 May 1917; discharged Adelaide (medically unfit: chronic rheumatism and neurasthenia), 20 August 1917. Total war service: 1 year 170 days (of which 274 days were abroad). Medal: British War Medal. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DUNCAN Percy Charles |