Regimental number | 6764 |
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station cook |
Address | Bendee Downs Station via Cunnamulla, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Height | 5' 4.125" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J J Emblidge, PO, Winton, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Charleville, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: England Embarked Brisbane, 17 November 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 30 January 1917. Marched into 4th Training Bn, Codford, England, 30 January 1917. Sick to Group Hospital (influenza), 19 February 1917; admitted to 1st Military Hospital, Sutton Veny, 20 February 1917; to 4th Southern General Hospital, Plymouth, 8 March 1917; to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield (valvular disease of the heart) , 3 May 1917; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 21 May 1917. Found guilty, 6 August 1917, of overstaying leave from 11:00pm until 11:30pm: awarded 3 days confined to barracks. Commenced return to Australia, from England, on board HT Suevic, 21 April 1918; disembarked Sydney, 7 June 1918; discharged, Brisbane (medically unfit: heart trouble), 9 July 1918. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, EMBLIDGE Joseph John |