Regimental number | 2056 |
Place of birth | Campbelltown, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Waikerie, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 5.25" |
Weight | 141 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Caroline Jones, Waikerie, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 7 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 11 March 1916. Proceeded to unit from 8th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 1 April 1916; taken on strength of 32nd Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 1 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Wounded in action, 20 July 1916, and admitted to No 8 Casualty Clearing Station the same day; transferred to No 17 Ambulance Train, 21 July 1916; to No 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 21 July 1916 (gunshot wound buttocks); to England, 23 July 1916; to Western General Hospital, Manchester, 24 July 1916 (shrapnel wound both legs and buttocks); discharged to furlough, 30 December 1916; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 16 January 1917 (Class B1A). Classified C1, 28 June 1917. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 10 August 1917. Marched into No 4 Command Depot, Codford, 21 September 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Lyttelton', ; disembarked Adelaide, 11 December 1917; discharged Adelaide (medically unfit: gunshot wound to both legs, back, and foot), 29 January 1918. Total war service: 2 years 167 days (of which 1 year 308 days was abroad). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 37 |
Place of burial | Waikerie Cemetery, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JONES Albert |