Regimental number | 1553 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Breeza, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stockman |
Address | c/o Cliffe Bros., Breeza, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Lilly Agnes Johnston, Breeza, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked from Sydney, 23 October 1915. With Details, 6th Light Horse, Maachi, Egypt, 27 December 1915. Marched out to Serapeum, 23 February 1916. Sick to hospital (mumps), 4 March 1916; discharged to duty, 19 March 1916. Sustained gun shot wound, head, Etmaler, Canal Zone, 20 July 1916. Admitted to 31st General Hospital, Kantara, 21 July 1916; transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 3 August 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HMT 'Borda', 17 August 1916. Discharged, 28 November 1916 (medical unfitness: compound fractured skull). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 70 |
Place of burial | Tamworth Cemetery, New South Wales |