Regimental number | 4018 |
Place of birth | Quirindi New South Wales |
School | Quirindi Superior Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Storekeeper |
Address | Hill Street, Quirindi, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Baskerville, Hill Street, Quirindi, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Mooltan on |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 31 |
Place of burial | Mont Huon Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row O, Grave No. 7B), Le Treport, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
Other details |
War service: taken on strength, 1st Bn, Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt, 14 February 1916; transferred to 45th Bn, 31 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 8 June 1916. Accidentally wounded (right ankle), 7 August 1916; discharged from 4th General Hospital, Camiers, 23 August 1916. Taken on strength, 14th Machine Gun Company, 23 September 1916. Admitted to hospital, 1 December 1916 (piles); transferred to England, 20 December 1916; admitted to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 23 February 1917. Granted furlough, 27 February-13 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 3 July 1917, to reinforce 14th Machine Gun Company. Wounded in action, 26 September 1917 (left leg and thigh); transferred to 47th General Hospital, 30 September 1917; died of wounds, 14 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |