Regimental number | 738 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
True Name | RYMER, Phillip Roy |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Welltown Station, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23.8 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 143 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. J.L. Foster, Deakin Avenue, Sixteenth Street, Mildura, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Goondiwindi, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A53 Itria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Clan Macgillivray', 10 July 1916; discharged (medically unfit: otitis media [deafness]), Melbourne, 25 October 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HOLMES Walter Phillip |