Date of birth | |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Solicitor |
Address | ... |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 161 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Dorothy Hearder, Carmarthen, Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the ranks, Perth Artillery Volunteers; 4th County of London Imperial Yeomanry, 1901-02; commissioned in the No 2 Western Australian Battery, AFA, 1903-08. |
Rank on enlistment | Captain |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 2 March 1915. Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 24 July 1915 (diarrhoea); transferred to Malta, 28 July 1915 (diarrhoea and asthenopia), and admitted to Blue Sisters Hospital; transferred to England, 31 July 1915, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 8 August 1915. Medical Board, 16 February 1916, found officer fit for General Service. Taken on strength, A&NZ Base Depot, Weymouth, 24 February 1916. Proceeded with 29th Draft to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 10 April 1916. Rejined 11th Bn, in the field, 14 August 1916; restored on Bn establishment, 26 August 1916. Promoted Major, 21 September 1916. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 17 December 1916 (influenza), and transferred to 36th Casualty Clearing Station; to 2nd General Hospital, Havre, 19 December 1916; to England, 22 December 1916, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 23 December 1916 (severe asthma); discharged, 5 February 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 February 1917; resumed duty (rejoined Bn), 9 February 1917. Admitted to 6th Field Ambulance, Scabies Station, 11 May 1917 (scabies), and transferred same day to 2nd Field Ambulance, and then to 14th Field Ambulance; discharged to duty, 26 May 1917, and rejoined Bn, in the field. Transferred to England for duty, 29 May 1917. Commenced return to Australia, 25 August 1917 (unabsorbed); disembarked, 17 October 1917; appointment terminated (discharged), Sydney, 27 January 1918. |