Regimental number | 3754 |
Place of birth | Pyrmont, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o Mrs E Tattersall, 211 Evans Street, Rozelle, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21.5 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs E Tattersall, 211 Evans Street, Rozelle, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Portion Catholic, Plot L, Grave No. 573), New South Wales |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 75 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of William GARRAD, 19 Griffiths Avenue, Ryde. Served as 'Gerrard'. Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Admitted to Isolation Hospital, Abbassia, 21 January 1916 (gonorrhoea); discharged to duty, 15 March 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 58 days. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Demosthenes', 19 March 1916 (escort duty); discharged, Sydney, 31 May 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 25 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GERRARD William Charles |