Regimental number | 9621 |
Place of birth | Hartford, Connecticut, USA |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Sawyer |
Address | Alberton, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 39 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 166 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Frances May Francis, Royal Park, Alberton, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Machine Gun Corps, Adelaide (Citizen Military Forces); discharged. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 11th Field Company Engineers, Section 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/30/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: England Disembarked Devonport, England, 21 July 1916. Admitted to Colchester Hospital, 10 September 1916 (rheumatism).Discharged and taken on strength, 11th Field Company Engineers, Larkhill, 24 September 1916. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 1 October 1916 (rheumatism); transferred to Brigade Hospital, 2 October 1916; discharged, 10 October 1916. Marched in to 7th and 8th Camps, Perham Downs, 11 January 1917. Marched in to Australian Engineers Training Depot, Brighlingsea, 19 January 1917. Admitted to Colchester Hospital, 23 May 1917; marched in to Engineers Training Depot, 31 May 1917 (no further details recorded). Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 23 November 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Runic', 20 December 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 13 February 1918, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit), 23 March 1918. Total war service: 2 years 44 days (of which 1 year 258 days were abroad). Medal: British War Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Cheltenham Cemetery |