Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Drayton, Queensland |
School | Toowoomba Grammar School, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Builder |
Address | c/o McGrath and Hunter, Solicitors, Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Grace Bailey, c/o McGrath and Hunter, Solicitors, Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, Transport Section |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board TRANSPORT Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: 20th Battalion Promotion date: Lieutenant Unit: 20th Battalion Promotion date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: enlisted in Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force (Queensland Reinforcement) as Private, No. 28. Did not embark. Discharged from the AN&MEF, 21 May 1915; embarked with AIF, 26 June 1915. War service (AIF): Egypt, Gallipoli. Wounded in action, 12 December 1915 (shell wound; left leg amputated, Walker's Beach, Gallipoli. Evacuated to Mudros, 12 December 1915; to 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, 15 December 1915; to No. 1 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 31 January 1916. ). Discharged, 31 December 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Reported in the press to be wearing the Distinguished Service Order ribbon and to have been Mentioned in Despatches: there is no record of such decorations on his file. |