Regimental number | 540 |
Place of birth | Bermondsey, England |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Seaman |
Address | Cheltenham Military Camp |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, F Dennis, South Gap Station, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
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, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 10 January 1916 (orchitis); transferred to VD Hospital, Cairo, 11 January 1916; to Abbassia DB, 11 January 1916 (venereal disease, gonorrhoea); discharged, 18 January 1916; rejoined Bn, Tel el Kebir, 20 February 1916. Found guilty, Duntroon Plateau, 11 April 1916, of persistently talking in the ranks: awarded 2 days' confined to barracks. Found guilty, 29 May 1916, of failing to comply with an order given by a superior Officer: awarded forfeiture of 2 days' pay. Ebarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Wounded in action, 9 December 1916 (gun shot wound, left knee), and admitted to 1st Anzac Division Rest Station; transferred to 20th General Hospital, Camiers, 10 December 1916; to England, 6 February 1917, and admitted to County of Middlesex War Hospital, Napsbury, 6 February 1917; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 24 April 1917. Found guilty, Dartford, 22 May 1917, of being absent without leave from 10 pm, 18 May, to 9 pm, 21 May 1917: awarded 2 days' confined to barracks and forfeited 4 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 7 June 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 20 December 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 13 February 1918, for onward overland travel to Adelaide; discharged (wounded), Adelaide, 15 July 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JONES William George |