Regimental number | 6568 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | East Linton, North Berwick, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 17 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Tabinga Village, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs E Jeppesen, Tabinga Village, Kingaroy, Queensland |
Previous military service | Enlisted as 1320 PTE, 7th Depot Bn; discharged, 20 November 1915 (did not embark from Australia). |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/6 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4103 Pte Edward COLQUHOUN, 2nd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 17 April 1920. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Sydney, 7 February 1917; disembarked Plymouth, 11 April 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 30 July 1917; taken on strength, 25th Bn, 18 August 1917. Wounded in action, 2 November 1917 (shell wound, left buttock); admitted to No. 9 Red Cross Hospital, Calais, 8 November 1917. Transferred to England, 18 March 1918; admitted to Bath War Hospital, 19 March 1918. Transferred to No. 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 17 May 1918; to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 21 May 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Malta', 31 July 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 28 September 1918, for overland travel to Brisbane; discharged, 16 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | True name: John Edward COLQUHOUN |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 43 |
Place of burial | Dutton Park Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland |