Regimental number | 2025 |
Place of birth | Allendale, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | School teacher |
Address | 126 Mitchell Street, Brunswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Louisa Hauser, 307 Urquhart Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets, Ballarat, for 1 year, and 2 years in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 58th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/75/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Melbourne, 8 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 31 August 1916. Taken on strength, 60th Bn, 2 January 1917. Admitted to 5th Divisional Rest Station, France, 26 March 1917 (influenza); transferred to 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital, Doullens, 4 April 1917 (deafness). Transferred to England, 18 June 1917; marched into No. 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 20 June 1917. Attached for duty with Anzac Provost Corps, 4 July-17 October 1917. Attached to AIF Depots in UK for guard duty, 17 October 1917-4 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 18 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 10 March 1919; discharged, 22 May 1919 (disability: deafness). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |