Regimental number | 21472 |
Place of birth | Rathkeale, Limerick, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Loco fireman |
Address | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Fennell, Rathkeale, Limerick, Ireland |
Previous military service | Served for 1 year in the 2nd Kennedy Infantry Regiment, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | 9th Field Artillery Brigade, 35th Battery |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board H.M.A.T. A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 11 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 10 July 1916. Transferred to 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, 30 September 1916. Admitted to Fovant Military Hospital, 2 August 1916; discharged, and rejoined unit, 11 September 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 38 days. Proceeded overseas to France, 24 november 1916. Admitted to Divisional Rest Station, 12 December 1916 (mumps); transferred to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 13 December 1916; to Base Details, 2 January 1917; |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FENNELL Maurice |