Regimental number | 4416 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | Grote Street Public School, Adelaide; Hogge College Night School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 58 Charles Street, Forrestville, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Gertrude Elizabeth L Elder, 58 Charles Street, Forrestville, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details | War service: Egypt, France, Belgium. Wounded, Pozieres, 29 August 1916; invalided to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne; recovered and returned to duty. Wounded, second occasion, Passchendaele, 29 September 1917; invalided to 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station; recovered and returned to duty, 8 December 1917. Evacuated through effects of wounds, 29 December 1917. Arrived back in Australia, 14 April 1918; discharged as medically unfit. |