Regimental number | 3089 |
Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Brushmaker |
Address | 34 Wadsworth Street, East St Kilda, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Isabella Eagles, 34 Wadsworth Street, East St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the 1st Infantry Bn, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 1 January 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 31 March 1916. Wounded in action, 25 July 1916 (gun shot wound, face and hands); admitted to Stoke on Trent War Hospital, England (date not recorded); discharged to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 1 December 1916; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 11 December 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Barambah', 8 April 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 9 June 1917; discharged (medically unfit: deafness), 2 August 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Springvale Cemetery |
Sources | Transcribed diaries (copy), Australian Defence Force Academy Library, Canberra |