Regimental number | 16096 |
Place of birth | Ultimo, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer and grazier |
Address | Bondi, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 164 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Annie M Harris, Savill Cafe, Bondi Beach, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 1st Field Squadron Engineers - Special Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/36/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Squadron Engineers, Anzac Mounted Division |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked Adelaide, 4 November 1916; disembarked Suez, 4 December 1916. Transferred from Isolation Camp to 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, 14 December 1916. Taken on strength, 1st Field Squadron, Anzac Mounted Division, El Arish, 16 February 1917. Appointed Driver, 20 February 1917. Admitted to 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, 15 April 1917 (not yet diagnosed, pyrexia); transferred to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station, 16 April 1917; to Ambulance Train, 17 April 1917, and admitted same day to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, El Arish (influenza); transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 27 April 1917; to Convalescent Depot, 5 May 1917; discharged to 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 24 May 1917. Transferred to 1st Field Squadron, Anzac Mounted Division, 27 May 1917; taken on strength, 30 May 1917. Admitted to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station, 16 June 1917 (malaria); transferred to Ambulance Train, 17 June 1917, and admitted same day to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, El Arish; transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 21 June 1917; transferred to British Red Cross Convalescent Hospital, Montazah, 7 July 1917. Transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 18 July 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HS 'Boorara', 23 August 1917; discharged, Sydney, 21 December 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HARRIS Walter George |