Regimental number | 113 |
Place of birth | Taroom, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Morella Station via Roleston, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Evelyn Ah See, Stewart Street, Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 16 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 20 July 1916. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 9 October 1916 (influenza); discharged to duty, 21 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 24 November 1916. Admitted to 9th Australian Stationary Hospital, 9 April 1917 (bronchitis); transferred to Divisional Rest Station, 21 April 1917; rejoined 41st Bn, in the field, 6 May 1917. Admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 17 May 1917 (influenza); transferred to 3rd Division Rest Station, 18 May 1917; to 2nd Canadian Stationary Hospital, 31 May 1917; to England, 7 june 1917, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Brighton (bronchial asthma); discharged on furlough, 25 June 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 9 July 1917. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 2 August 1917. Commenced return to Australia, 27 August 1917; discharged (medically unfit: asthma), Brisbane, 21 November 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, AH SEE William |