Regimental number | 5659 |
Place of birth | Box Hill, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Wanneroo, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Aingen, North Beach Road, North Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 78 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of William AINGER. Native of Box Hill, Victoria |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 13 July 1916; admitted to Ship's Isolation Hospital, 27 July 1916 (venereal disease); discharged, 7 September 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 43 days; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 September 1916; marched into 4th Training Bn, Rollestone, 10 September 1916. Admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 16 September 1916 (venereal disease); transferred to Parkhouse Hospital, 16 November 1916; discharged, 18 December 1916, and marched into 4th Training Bn, Codford, the same day; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 94 days. Admitted to Parkhouse Hospital, 3 March 1917 (mumps). Proceeded overseas to France, 10 April 1917; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 11 April 1917. Proceeded to unit, 30 April 1917; taken on strength of 16th Bn, 30 April 1917. On leave to, 9 February 1918; rejoined unit, 27 February 1918. Wounded in action, 3 May 1918; admitted to No 12 Australian Field Ambulance, 4 May 1918 (shrapnel wounds, both legs); transferred to No 4 Casualty Clearing Station, 4 May 1918; to No 3 General Hospital, Le Treport, 6 May 1918; to England, 12 May 1918; to Military Hospital, Bosham, 14 May 1918; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 21 May 1915. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 30 June 1918; disembarked Fremantle, 24 May 1918; discharged Perth (medically unfit), 14 November 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, AINGER Percy John |