Regimental number | 4179 |
Place of birth | Penrith, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Rabbit trapper |
Address | King Street, Penrith, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr H H G B Hair, King Street, Penrith, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A6 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details | War service: Taken on strength, 54th Bn, Tel El Kabir, Egypt, 16 February 1916; transferred to 14th Field Artillery Brigade, 17 March 1916; transferred as Driver to 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, 25 May 1916. Proceeded to France, 20 June 1916. Transferred to 13th Field Artillery Brigade, 4 December 1917. Wounded in action (bullet wound, back, shoulder and thigh), 12 December 1917; admitted to 10th Field Ambulance, 12 December 1917; transferred to 53rd General Hospital, 15 December 1917. Admitted to Queen Mary's Hospital, 24 December 1917; transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, 31 December 1917. Taken on strength, No 2 Command Depot, 21 January 1918. Embarked for Australia, 5 April 1918; disembarked at Sydney, 30 November 1918. |