Regimental number | 2303 |
Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Australia Street, Camperdown, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Sarah Ann Athorn, Stoneycroft Cottage, Australia Street, Camperdown, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A25 Anglo Egyptian on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Louisa ATHORN; Wife: Sarah ATHORN |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Attestation Paper states place of birth as Nairn, South Australia. War service: disembarked Suez, 16 June 1916; taken on strength, 1st Light Horse Regiment, 3 August 1916. Found guilty of drunkenness, 14 February 1917: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No. 2. Found guilty of drunkenness and of using obscene language after lights out: awarded 3 days' Field Punlishment No. 2. Found guilty, 25 June 1917, of drunkenness, of being absent without leave from 23-24 June 1917, and of being out of bounds: awarded forfeiture of 16 days' pay. Admitted to hospital, 16 September 1917; commenced return to Australia, 12 November 1917 (rheumatism and debility); disembarked Sydney, 20 December 1917; discharged, 22 April 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 56 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |