Regimental number | 5830 |
Place of birth | Wyalong, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 'Cloigny', Victoria Street, Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Henrietta Greville, 'Cloigny', Victoria Street, Waverley, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 5 months in 24th Signals Company, Royal Australian Engineers (Compulsory Military Training scheme). |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 7 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 21 November 1916; marched into 5thTraining Bn, Rollestone, 7 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 May 1917; joined 17th Bn, 29 May 1917. Admitted to 47th Casualty Clearing Station, 21 May 1918 (pyrexia, unknown origin); discharged to duty, 31 May 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 2 June 1918. With unit in Belgium, 24 January 1919. Appointed Temporary Corporal as from 1 April 1919. Marched out to England, 30 May 1919, for return to Australia. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Bakara', 24 July 1919; admitted to ship's hospital, 25 July 1919 (venereal disease); discharged to duty, 1 September 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 27 days; disembarked Sydney, 30 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 15 November 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GREVILLE Roderic Henry |