Regimental number | 2282 |
Place of birth | Maldon, Victoria |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Spring Road, Maldon, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 118 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Edwin John Hale, Spring Road, Maldon, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Senior Cadets; 3 years in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A66 Uganda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine, Syria Taken on strength, 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel el Kebir, 8 June 1916. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance Recovery Station, Musaid, 4 March 1917 (valvular disease of the heart); transferred to 54th Casualty Clearing Station, El Arish, 10 March 1917 (debility); to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 13 March 1917; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 16 March 1917 (anaemia); to Convalescent Depot, Abbassia, 30 March 1917; to 14th Australian General Hospital, 10 April 1917 (tonsilitis); to British Red Cross Convalescent Depot, Montazah, 28 April 1917; discharged to Moascar, 9 May 1917; taken on strength, 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, 9 May 1917. Taken on strength, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Marakeb, 22 May 1917. Admitted to Port Said Rest Camp, 19 January 1918; rejoined regiment, Belah, 2 February 1918. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 1 June 1918 (diarrhoea); transferred to 75th Casualty Clearing Station, 4 June 1918; to 47th Stationary Hospital, 4 June 1918; to 44th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 6 June 1918; to 14th Australian General Hospital, 7 June 1918; to Port Said Rest Camp, 10 July 1918; discharged to 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 24 July 1918. Rejoined 8th Light Horse Regiment, in the field, 31 July 1918. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 21 October 1918 (malaria); transferred to HS 'Dunluce Castle, Beirut, 9 November 1918; disembarked Alexandria, 11 November 1918, and admitted to 21st General Hospital; transferred to British Red Cross Convalescent Camp, Montazah, 13 November 1918; discharged, 27 November 1918; marched in to Dersert Mounted Corps Rest Camp, Port Said, 30 November 1918; marched in to 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 12 December 1918. Admitted to 26th Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 6 June 1919 (colitis); transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 24 June 1919 (dysentery). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Dunluce Castle', 17 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 26 August 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 13 January 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 67 |
Place of burial | Springvale Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HALE Frank Fulton |