Regimental number | 615 |
Place of birth | Bermagui, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Storeman |
Address | 6 Federation Road, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Charles Greenwood, 6 Federation Road, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 10th Battery, Australian Field Artillery. |
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Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Brigade Ammunition Column |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
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Other details |
War service: enlisted, 21 August 1914. Embarked from Australia, 8 October 1914. Treated for venereal disease, Egypt, 31 October-26 November 1914. Admitted to hospital with venereal disease, 30 December 1915; discharged to Overseas Base Depot, Ghezirah, Egypt, 24 January 1916; total treatment, 25 days. Rejoined unit, 8 March 1916. Embarked from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 21 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France. Admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance with venereal disease, 20 April 1916; joined Base Depot, Etaples, France, 28 May 1916; total treatment, 38 days. Transferred to 1st Divisional Ammunition Column and posted to No. 1 Section, 28 May 1916; transferred to No. 2 Section, 17 April 1917. Transferred to 1st Field Artillery Brigade, 18 July 1917. Wounded in action (shell wound to right shoulder and right knee), 1 September 1917; embarked for England on board 'Essequibo', 18 September 1917; admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, 19 September 1917. Embarked from England on board HMAT 54 'Runic' for return to Australia, 20 December 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 3 February 1918; thence overland to Sydney. Discharged medically unfit (gunshot wound, right knee), 13 March 1918. Medals: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |