Regimental number | 6182 |
Place of birth | Petersburg South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Motor engineer |
Address | Queen Street, Gawler South, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M A Graham, Queen Street, Gawler South, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Field Ambulance 4, Reinforcement 11 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/47/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Motor Transport Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal ' For conspicyous gallantry and devotion to duty in driving a motor ambulance along roads which were being heavily shelled and searched by machine gun fire. ON his return he took out an posted other ambulance cars, so that the evacuation of hte wounded was carried out quickly and systematically. Two days later he repeated this by night, his coolness and resource on both occasions being the means of saving many lives'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 36 Date: |