Regimental number | 6383 |
Place of birth | Tipperary, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Teamster |
Address | Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 10.25" |
Weight | 131 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Hazlitt, 18 Chelmsford Road, Renalagh, Dublin, Ireland |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Australian Army Service Corps 16th Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/104/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | No 10 Company, Australian Army Service Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne on HMAT 'Afric', 22 May 1915. Transferred to 5th Australian Divisional Train, Moascar, 11 March 1916; taken on strength of 10th Company, Alexandria, 13 March 1916. Found guilty, Ferry Post, 1 May 1916, of disobeying a company order: awarded 7 days' confinement to camp. Found guilty in Ismailia of (1) disobeying orders, and (2) negligence: awarded 2 days' Field Punishment No 2. Embarked Alexandria on HMT 'Knight Templar' and proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 25 June 1916. Proceeded on leave to the United Kingdom, 15 January 1917. Taken ill while on leave, 26 January 1917; admitted to King George's Hospital, Dublin, 27 January 1917; discharged to duty, 16 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 19 March 1917; rejoined unit from hospital, 2 April 1917; proceeded on leave to the United Kingdom, 22 January 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 10 May 1918; attached to 5th Divisional Signals Company, 5 November 1918; attached to 18th Company, 21 December 1918; rejoined unit from detachment, 7 January 1919; moved in from the field, 10 January 1919. Proceeded to England, 17 January 1919; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 18 January 1919; marched into 2nd Training Brigade, Codford, 19 February 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Kildonian Castle', 21 March 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 27 April 1919. Discharged Perth, 4 July 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as HAZLETT. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HAZLITT Samuel |