Regimental number | 21240 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Wasa, Finland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Commercial Bank of Sydney, Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, C Wheeler, Commercial Bank of Sydney, Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | 9th Field Artillery Brigade, 36th Battery |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 11 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 10 July 1916. Transferred to 23rd Field Artillery Brigade, 10 September 1916. Found guilty, 21 December 1916, of being in possession of a forged pass: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No. 1. Proceeded overseas to France, 31 December 1916. Transferred to 3rd Australian Division Artillery Details, 6 January 1917; to 12th Field Artillery Brigade, 4 February 1917. Wounded in action, France, 10 September 1917 (gun shot wound, shoulder and left hip); admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 12 September 1917; to 5th Convalescent Depot, Cayeux, 5 October 1917; to Australian General Base Depot, 11 October 1917; rejoined unit, Belgium, 24 October 1917. Wounded in action, 5 April 1918 (gun shot wound, chest and right hand), and admitted to 38th Field Ambulance; transferred to 22nd General Hospital, Camiers, 6 April 1918; to England, 7 April 1918, and admitted to Fort Pitt Military Hospital, Chatham, 7 April 1918; to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 11 April 1918; discharged to No. 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 6 May 1918; marched into Overseas Training Brigade, 8 June 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 October 1918; rejoined unit, 12 October 1918. Marched out for return to Australia, 8 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Napier', 12 May 1919; disembarked Sydney, 4 July 1919; discharged, 20 August 1919. Medlas: British War Medal, Victory Medal |