Regimental number | 15084 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk in Holy Orders |
Address | Murrumbeena, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, T Backhouse, Coorigal Road, Murrumbeena, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 1 year in the Melbourne University Rifles; left the locality. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Australian General Hospital |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/101/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A63 Karoola on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Chaplain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Chaplains' Department |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Embarked Melbourne, 19 August 1916; disembarked Suez, 20 September 1916. Appointed Chaplain 3rd Class, Egypt, 12 February 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Ulimaroa', 13 March 1919; arrived Melbourne, 19 April 1919, for onward travel by boat to Sydney; appointment terminated (discharged; termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 30 May 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BACKHOUSE Nigel a'Beckett Talworth |