Regimental number | 348 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Ballarat Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Well borer |
Address | Ballarat East, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | Mining Corps 1, Company 1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Division Engineers |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: ENG Div 5 Promotion date: Lieutenant Unit: ENG Div 5 Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Corps Orders Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and untiring devotion to duty. From 29th September to 1st October 1918, in the vicinity of Bellicourt and Estrees, he repeatedly carried out forward reconnaissances under continuous shell fire, and obtained valuable information on location and condition of wells, roads, cellars and dug-outs, and furnished the first reconnaissance reports of the captured portion of the Bellicourt Tunnel.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 10 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal |