Regimental number | 51578 |
Place of birth | Lawloit, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Engine driver |
Address | 19 Thomas Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs G M Elletson, 19 Thomas Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd General (Victorian) Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked from Sydney, 5 June 1918; disembarked Liverpool, England, 11 August 1918. Marched into 9th Training Bn, Fovant, 12 August 1918. Admitted to Military Hospital, Fovant, 21 October 1918 (influenza); discharged to unit, 11 November 1918. Granted leave to undertake non-military employment, 29 July-29 September 1919, examining storage and handling methods for frozen produce at London, Liverpool, Hull and Glasgow. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Pakeha', 6 October 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 24 November 1919; discharged, 8 January 1920. Medal: British War Medal |