Regimental number | 6707 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Dunedin, New Zealand |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Warracknabeal, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 1.25" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs V A Softley, 79 O'Shannessy Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment: 'below height') |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Durrington Cemetery (Grave No. 163), Wiltshire, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 45 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, England Admitted to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, 30 March 1916 (varicose veins); transferred to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 20 April 1916. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Armadale', 21 May 1916; discharged, 14 July 1916. Re-enlisted, 27 September, 1916. Embarked Melbourne, 25 October 1916, on board HMAT A38 'Ulysses', as Private, 6th Bn, 22nd Reinforcement; disembarked Plymouth, England, 28 December 1916. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 22 January 1917; reported dangerously ill, 23 January 1917 (broncho-pneumonia). Died, 28 January 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ADAMS George Alfred |