Regimental number | 6752 |
Place of birth | Clarendon, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | 64 Hopkins Street, Boulder City, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss C Dunnet, 145 Fitzgerald Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 9 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 3 May 1917; taken on strength, 11th Bn, in the field, 10 May 1917. Wounded in action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 (gun shot wound, right thigh), and admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, and then to Ambulance Train No 10; admitted to 16th General Hospital, Le Treport, 22 September 1917; transferred to England, 12 November 1917, and admitted to Beaufort War Hospital, Bristol, 13 November 1917. Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 29 January 1918; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 2 February 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Field Marshall' , 12 March 1918; disembarked Fremantle (date not recorded); discharged (wounded: fractured femur, right thigh), 9 September 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DUNNET John Maxwell |