Regimental number | 1541 |
Place of birth | Porterdown, Co Armagh, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Dorrigo, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, David Emerson, Cessnock, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Armidale, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 31922 Driver Joseph Edward EMERSON, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 4 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Admitted to Convalescent Camp, Port Said, 28 December 1915 (enteric). Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Commonwealth', 21 January 1916. Re-embarked form Sydney, 26 April 1916, on board HMAT A 39 'Port Macquarie', as 1541 Private, 6th Light Horse Regiment, 17th Reinforcement. War service: Egypt, Palestine Transferred to 6th Light Horse Regiment, 22 July 1916. Admitted to Rest Camp, Port Said, 12 October 1917; rejoined unit, 22 October 1917. Admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 7 June 1918 (malaria); transferred to Rest Camp, Port Said, 7 July 1918; rejoined unit, 10 September 1918. Admitted to Scottish Horse Field Ambulance, 25 June 1918 (pyrexia); discharged, 26 June 1918; rejoined unit, Jerusalem, 9 October 1918. Attached to Farrier School, Moascar, 20 December 1918; rejoined unit, Rafa, from attachment, 12 February 1919. Embarked Port Said for United Kingdom, 12 April 1919; granted leave, 23 April-24 May 1919. Marched in to Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery Convalescent Camp, Heytesbury, 24 May 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Prinz Ludwig', 9 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 8 September 1919; discharged, Sydney, 7 November 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, EMERSON Samuel John |