Regimental number | 1800 |
Place of birth | Major's Creek, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Major's Creek, via Braidwood, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Keyte, Major's Creek, via Braidwood, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Goulburn, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Postal Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Taken on strength, 2nd Reserve Regiment, Maadi, 1 March 1916. Found guilty, 20 March 1916, of being absent without leave from 1400 parade: awarded 7 days' confined to camp and forfeited 1 day's pay. Admitted to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 6 August 1916 (pyrexia); transferred to British Red Cross Convalescent Hospital, Montazah 16 August 1916 (rheumatism); discharged to Abbassia, 8 September 1916. Attached for duty to Australian Base Post Office, Moascar, 2 april 1917. Transferred to Australian Army Postal Corps, 31 May 1917; reported for duty to 2nd Light Horse Brigade Headquarters. Admitted to 26th Stationary Hospital, Moascar, 5 June 1919 (no further details recorded). Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Madrid', 27 June 1919; disembarked Sydney, 3 August 1919; discharged, 13 October 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |