Regimental number | 2577 |
Place of birth | Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Orderly |
Address | 31 Kennedy Street, Maylands, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 3.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Lucy Hardie, 31 Kennedy Street, Maylands, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Veterinary Hospital |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance |
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War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 9 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 April 1917; taken on strength, 44th Bn, 22 May 1917. Wounded in action, 31 July 1917 (gun shot wound, head), and admitted to 11th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred same to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to 32nd Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 1 August 1917; to 1st Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 14 August 1917; marched into 3rd Australian General Base Depot, Havre, 22 August 1917. Transferred to Australian Veterinary Hospital, Calais, 25 October 1917. On leave to England, 3 July 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 19 July 1918. Marched out to England, 21 February 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Sardinia', 19 April 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 28 May 1919; discharged, 8 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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