Regimental number | 327 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Rosedale, Lancashire, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Orchard hand |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 177 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs Jobling, Newton, Leeds, England |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Territorial Force, England. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Shepparton, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915. Wounded in action, 25 April 1915 (compound fracture, right fulcrum); admitted to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 1 May 1915; discharged to Base Details, Zeitoun, 29 May 1915. Embarked Alexandria to rejoin Bn, Gallipoli, 8 June 1915; rejoined Bn, 24 June 1915. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 28 July 1915 (gun shot wound, arm), and transferred to No 1 Clearing Hospital; to HS 'Gascon', 28 June 1915, and transferred to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 3 August 1915 (diarrhoea); to 24th Casualty Clearing Station, 11 August 1915; rejoined Bn, Gallipoli, 16 August 1915. Admitted to No 3 Field Ambulance, 26 August 1915; discharged to lines. 29 August 1915. Admitted to Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 3 September 1915, and transferred to Mudros; to Cairo, and admitted to No 2 General Hospital, Cairo, 9 September 1915 (enteric); transferred to Mena Convalescent Depot, 28 September 1915 (colic); to A&NZ Convalescent Depot, Helouan, 22 November 1915 (colitis); discharged ('fit') to Overseas Base, 24 November 1915; rejoined Bn, Tel el Kebir, 9 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 31 March 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 1 August 1916. Accidentally wounded (bomb wound, left shoulder), 5 August 1916, and admitted to 4th Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to No 2 Canadian Stationary Hospital, Outreau, 9 August 1916; to England, 15 August 1916, and admitted to Colchester General Hospital; transferred to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford (date not recorded); discharged on furlough, 16 October 1916, to report to Command Depot, Perham Downs, 31 October 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 16 November 1916. Admitted to 24th General Hospital, Etaples (dysentery); transferred to England, 9 December 1916, and admitted to County of Middlesex Hospital (dysentery: slight). Admitted to Kitchener Military Hospital, 12 February 1917 (dysentery); discharged on furlough, 16 July 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 30 July 1917. Marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 7 January 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 30 January 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 21 March 1918; discharged (medically unfit: painful scar, left shoulder), Melbourne, 4 May 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 78 |
Place of burial | Cremated, Karrakatta Crematorium, Perth, Western Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JOBLING Ernest |