Regimental number | 211 |
Date of birth | |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Engine fitter |
Address | Engineers' Staff Office, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Half-sister, Miss E Fraser, Gardiner Street, Mount Lawley, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/21/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: 1st Pioneer Btn Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Fourth Supplement No. 29664 (11 July 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 176 (30 November 1916). Recommendation date: Distinguished Conduct Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For consistent good work and determination, frequently under shell fire.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 129 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother: 726 Sergeant Herbert FOULSUM, 2nd Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 4 December 1918. |
Other details | Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |