Regimental number | 915 |
Place of birth | Pooncarie, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 9.25" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Alice May Jones, 7th Street, Mildura, Victoria |
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Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
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War service: Western Front Embarked from Melbourne, 20 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 10 August 1916. Admitted to hospital, Lark Hill, 20 August 1916 (chill, measles); discharged same day. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 22 August 1916 (bronchitis); date of discharge not recorded. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 November 1916. Proceeded on leave to England, 28 February 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 16 March 1918. To hospital, 31 December 1918 (pleurisy); transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 31 December 1918; to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 7 January 1919. Transferred to England, 15 January 1919; admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 16 January 1919. Discharged, and marched in to No. 1 Camp, Parkhouse, 29 March 1919. Total period of treatment for venereal disease: 89 days. Marched out to 2nd Training Brigade, 8 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Runic', 27 April 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 10 June 1919; discharged, 25 July 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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