Regimental number | 2828 |
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 183 Nott Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs D S Forbes, 183 Nott Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served 2.5 years in the Albert Park Infantry. |
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Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
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War service: Egypt, Western Front Transferred to 57th Bn, Serapeum, 17 February 1916; to 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916; to 5th Divisional Artillery, 17 March 1916; taken on strength, 25th Howitzer Brigade, and posted to 114th Battery, 17 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 25 June 1916. Transferred to 115th Battery, 7 July 1916. Transferred to 4th Field Artillery Brigade, 4 October 1917; taken on strength, 10th Battery, 5 October 1917. Wounded in action (gas), 24 October 1917, and admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance (laryngitis and gas); transferred same day to 1st Divisional Rest Station; to Casualty Clearing Station, 29 October 1917; to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 1 November 1917; to England, 11 November 1917, and admitted to Tooting Military Hospital (gas poisoning: severe); discharged on furlough, 10 December 1917, to report to No 3 Command Depot, 24 December 1917. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, 29 March 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 23 September 1918 (gun shot wound, left thumb); disembarked Melbourne, 26 November 1918; discharged, Melbourne, 14 August 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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Place of burial | Carlton Cemetery |