Regimental number | 55 |
Place of birth | Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Groom |
Address | 17 Carlisle Street, Essendon, Victoria |
Marital status | Widower |
Age at embarkation | 46 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Daughter, Mrs Doris Conners, 17 Carlisle Street, Essendon, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 15 months in the Cameron Scouts, South Africa (Boer War). Previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of teeth. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Australian Remount Unit 1, Squadron 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 28/2/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Remount Unit |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 12 March 1916 (gout and lumbago); transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 27 March 1916 (rheumatism and bad teeth). Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Itonus', 10 June 1916; discharged (medically unfit: rheumatism and bad teeth), Melbourne, 16 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Died at No 16 Australian General Hospital, Melbourne, 26 May 1919 (cause of death: (1) general paralysis of the insane; (2) exhaustion). |
Miscellaneous details | Next of kin's surname incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as CONNORS. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GRIFFITHS Harry David |