Regimental number | 6612 |
Place of birth | Tipperary, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Globe Hotel, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Fitzgerald, Globe Hotel, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Brisbane on HMAT 'Boonah', 21 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, 10 January 1917. Admitted to Parkhouse Hospital, 8 February 1917 (mumps); discharged to 3rd Training Bn, Durrington, 28 February 1917; detached to signals class testing, 6 June 1917 (qualified 1st class); classified C.1, 16 August 1917; marched into 1st Training Bn, Sutton Veny, 8 November 1917; attached for duty with ADMS, Tidworth, 14 December 1917; detached from duty, 31 December 1917; attached for duty with Australian Army Pay Corps, 31 December 1917; promoted to 2nd Corporal, 1 March 1918. Admitted to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 4 November 1917 (influenza); discharged to unit, 7 November 1918. Admitted to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 27 January 1919; discharged to duty, 8 February 1919; promoted to Temporary VO Sergeant, 3 July 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Indarra', 12 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 9 September 1919. Discharged Brisbane, 25 October 1919. Medals: British War Medal |