Regimental number | 6599 |
Place of birth | Hardhill, Scotland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Process engraver |
Address | 74 Curtis Road, Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M. Eccles, 74 Curtis Road, Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 29 |
Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No. 23), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 29 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Annie ECCLES; husband of Maggie ECCLES, 74 Curtis Road, Balmain, Sydney. Native of Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 7 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 21 November 1916. Marched into 1st Training Bn, Larkhill, 11 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 March 1917; marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, 16 March 1917. Proceeded to unit, 4 April 1917; taken on strength of 1st Bn, in the field, 11 April 1917. Wounded in action, 5 May 1917; admitted to No 3 Casualty Clearing Station, 5 May 1917, and transferred to No 12 General Hospital, Rouen, the same day (shrapnel wound, right arm); to England, 14 May 1917; to No 2 Southern General Hospital, Bristol, 15 May 1917; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 8 June 1917; discharged to furlough, 13 June 1917, and to report to No 1 Command Depot, 27 June 1917. Posted as absent without leave, 27 June 1917. Declared as illegally absent, 20 July 1917. Tried by District Court Martial, 11 February 1918, on a charge of while on active service, deserting His Majesty's service from 27 June 1917, until apprehended at Stevenson, 17 January 1918; found Guilty: Sentenced to 2 years' detention; sentence confirmed by Hon. Sir J.W. McCay, General Officer Commanding A.I.F. Depots in United Kingdom. Marched out of No 1 Command Depot, 25 February 1918, and admitted to Lewes Detention Barracks the same day. Discharged from Lewes Detention Barracks, 1 October 1918; marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 2 October 1918. Unexpired portion of sentence (494 days) remitted, 4 October 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 October 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 6 October 1918. Found guilty, 9 October 1918, of while of active service (1) being absent without leave from 2130 hours, until 2200 hours, 7 October 1918; (2) being in town without a pass; (3) improperly dressed: award, deprived of 14 days' pay. Rejoined 1st Bn, 11 October 1918. Admitted to No 1 Australian Field Ambulance, 12 October 1918, and transferred to No 1 Australian Field Ambulance Rest Station the same day (not yet diagnosed, pains in head); to No 3 Australian Field Ambulance, Abbeville, 13 October 1918. Died, No 3 Australian General Hospital, 21 October 1918 (broncho pneumonia due to exposure). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ECCLES Harry Mercer |