Regimental number | 1760 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Goodooga, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | Goodooga, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 6' 3" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs R.S. Jerome, Goodooga, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 7 months in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1892 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined 2nd Bn at Gallipoli, 26 May 1915. Wounded in action, 8 August 1915 (gun shot wound, left arm and eyes); transferred to Malta on board HS 'Dunluce Castle'; disembarked, 12 August 1915, and admitted to Cottonera Hospital. Transferred to England, 13 September 1915, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 21 September 1915. Transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 30 June 1916. Medical Board concluded, 5 July 1916, that he was permanently unfit for general service and for home service. Discharged on furlough, 18 July 1916. Re-admitted to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 1 August 1916. Admitted to St Dunstan's Home for the Blind, 16 August 1916. Base Records wrote to mother, 11 April 1917, quoting a report from AIF Headquarters, London: 'As a matter of interest I enclose herein a list giving particulars of those of our boys at St. Dunstan's Home for the Blind, and the occupations they have taken up. (In your son's instance - poultry farming.) It should be a great comfort to the relatives to know that in spite of the darkness in which their friends live, they are all happy and contented in their various occupations,and the relatives in Australia might be informed to this effect. They are well cared for and receive every consideration and assistance from their sympathetic instructors. Their training is made interesting and cheery and at frequent intervals officers visit the Home to see that the men have everything they need to ensure their comfort. St. Dunstan's is an ideal home for men so afflicted - said to be the finest ofits kind anywhere, affording every facility for the requirement of useful trades,and the feeling of being necessary and useful reacts most gratifyingly on the patients' mentality and disposition.' Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Karoola', 25 November 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 13 January 1918, for overland travel to Sydney; discharged, Sydney (wounded: left eye removed), 1 March 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as Daniel Keith JEROME. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JEROME Samuel Keith |