Regimental number | 5692 |
Place of birth | Rothesay, Scotland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Cab driver |
Address | c/o R T Williams, Gugeri Street, Claremont, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 125 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, B Egan, 79 Philip Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces; subsequently declared exempt. |
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Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
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Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 6 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 21 July 1916. Found guilty, 3rd Training Bn, Perham Downs, of overstaying leave, midnight, 3 August, to 1200, 4 August 1916: forfeited 1 day's pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1916; joined 11th Bn, in the field, 16 September 1916. Admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance, 10 November 1916 (trench feet); transferred to 36th Casualty Clearing Station, 11 November 1916; to 2nd Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport, 13 November 1916; discharged to duty, 15 December 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 17 January 1917. Admitted to 1/1 South Midland Casualty Clearing Station, 26 January 1917 (tachycardia); transferred same day to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen; 29 January 1917; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 6 February 1917; discharged to duty, 24 February 1917. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 28 March 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Baambah', 8 April 1917; discharged, Perth, 3 August 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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