Regimental number | 1755 |
Place of birth | Randwick, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 129 lbs |
Next of kin | c/o Mr Thomas King, Fingal Point, Tweed Heads, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Murwillumbah, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Delville Wood Cemetery (Plot XI, Row R, Grave No. 8), Longueval, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 55 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined unit at Gallipoli, 1 June 1915. Admitted to 4th Field Ambulance, 2 September 1915 (chronic diarrhoea); transferred same day to Mudros, and admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to St John's Hospital, Malta, 9 September 1915. Embarked for England, 9 October 1915, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 18 October 1915. Found guilty, London, 27 November 1915, of being absent without leave from 24 to 26 November 1915: awarded 72 hours' detention and forfeited 3 days' pay. Marched in to Overseas Base, Cairo, 14 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 27 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 3 April 1916. Reported missing in Action, 23 July 1916; Court of Enquiry, 2 July 1917, subsequently confirmed Killed in Action, 23 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |