Regimental number | 1112 |
Place of birth | Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Marital status | Widower |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 9.25" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Son, Victor J S Fenton, Batstones Point, Shepstone, Natal, South Africa |
Previous military service | Served in Matabeleland, South Africa, 1896-1907. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Albany, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915. Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli, 20 June 1915 (defective vision), and transferred to HMS 'Clacton', 20 June 1915 (dimness of vision); to 15th Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 21 June 1915; rejoined Bn, Gallipoli, 30 June 1915. Admitted to 2nd Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 17 October 1915; rejoined Bn, 5 November1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Appointed Lance Corporal, 17 February 1916. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 26 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 31 March 1916. Promoted Corporal, 9 April 1916. Admitted to 74th Field Ambulance, 29 June 1916 (bronchitis); transferred to 72nd Field Ambulance, 27 June 1916; to Divisional Rest Station, 29 June 1916; discharged to duty, 5 July 1916. Admitted to No 1 New Zealand Field Ambulance, 18 July 1916 (rheumatism); transferred to 18th General Hospital (date not recorded); to No 6 Convalescent Hospital, 26 July 1916; to Base Depot, Etaples, 4 August 1916. Appointed Acting Sergeant (with pay), 1 September 1916. Admitted to 26th General Hospital, 2 September 1916 (myalgia), and reverted to Corporal; transferred to England, 7 September 1916, and admitted to Military Hospital, Chatham; discharged on furlough, 20 October 1916, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 4 November 1916. Found guilty, Perham Downs, 8 November 1916, of being absent without leave from 3.30 pm, 4 November, till 12.15 pm, 7 November 1916: reprimanded, and forfeited 4 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Marched out to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, 13 November 1916. Admitted to Wareham Isolation Hospital, 23 January 1917 (mumps); marched in to No 4 Command Depot from hospital, 14 February 1917. Marched out to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 29 March 1917. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 11 April 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Miltiades', 4 May 1917; medical report, 8th Australian General Hospital, Fremantle, noted 'Overage 46 years'; discharged (medically unfit: chronic rheumatism), Perth, 10 July 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FENTON Joseph Smethurst |