Regimental number | 6930 |
Place of birth | Beechworth, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Mount Garnet, Queensland |
Marital status | Widower |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Daughter, Mrs Laurel Cook, Mount Garnet, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Cairns, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Tunnelling Companies, February 1917 Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Tunnelling Companies |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked Melbourne, 11 May 1917; admitted to ship's hospital at sea, 13 May 1917; discharged, 13 May 1917; admitted to ship's hospital at sea, 11 June 1917; disembarked Durban, South Africa, 16 June 1917. Re-embarked Durban, 13 July 1917 (following surgical operation: no further details recorded); disembarked Capetown, 21 July 1917, and admitted to 1st General Hospital, Wynberg. Commenced return to Australia from Capetown on board HT 'Ceramic', 26 August 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 15 September 1917, for overland travel to Brisbane (past pneumonia and cystitis); discharged, Brisbane, 30 October 1917. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HAMMOND John Edward |