Regimental number | 3366 |
Place of birth | Daylesford, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | lronmonger |
Address | Daylesford, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 11.25" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Hoath, Leggatt Street, Daylesford, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the 66th Infantry Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. |
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Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
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Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 11 October 1915. Taken on strength, 7th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 20 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 31 March 1916. Found guilty, 30 March 1916, of smoking while a sentry (at sea): awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. Wounded in action, 22-25 July 1916 (gun shot wound, head); admitted to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, 27 July 1916; transferred to England, 28 July 1916, and admitted to 3rd Western General Hospital, Cardiff, 29 July 1916 (wound: slight). Taken on strength, No 1 Command Depot, 17 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 September 1916; rejoined 7th Bn, Belgium, 29 September 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 2 April 1917; Temporary Corporal and then Corporal, 27 September 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 5 December 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 24 December 1917. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 4 May 1918 (wart on penis); transferred same day to New Zealand Stationary Hospital, Wisques; discharged to duty, 23 May 1918 (non-venereal); rejoined unit in the field, 26 May 1918. Wounded in action (second occasion), 13 June 1918 (shrapnel wound, left side), and admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 15th Casualty Clearing Station; to 53rd General Hospital, Boulogne, 15 June 1918; to England, 30 June 1918, and admitted same day to General Military Hospital, Edmonton (gun shot wound, left side and abdomen); transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 9 July 1918; discharged on furlough, 11 October 1918, to report to No 4 Command Depot, 25 October 1918. Charged with being absent without leave, 25 October 1918; lateness excused, 29 October 1918. Admitted to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 29 October 1918 (influenza); discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 15 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Czar', 23 March 1919; transshipped to HT 'Dongola', Alexandria, 10 April 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 16 May 1919; discharged, Melbourne, 11 October 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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Place of burial | Springvale Cemetery |