Regimental number | 4461 |
Place of birth | Bunbury Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Bunbury, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Ellen Kinsella, Busselton, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked from Australia, 31 March 1916; disembarked Egypt. Embarked from Alexandria, 2 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 12 June 1916. Proceeded to France, 25 July 1916; marched in to No. 2 Depot, Etaples, 26 July 1916. Taken on strength, 28th Bn, 8 August 1916. Wounded in action, 3 May 1917. Transferred to England and admitted to hospital, London (dangerously ill list, gun shot wound chest), 4 August 1917. Removed from dangerously ill list, 18 August 1917; rejoined Bn in France, 27 August 1917. Wounded in action, second occasion, Belgium, 20 September 1917; transferred to hospital, 23 September 1917, and thence to Convalescent Depot, Le Treport, 5 October 1917. Rejoined unit in the field, 24 October 1917. Wounded in action, third occasion, 3 October 1918; transferred to England, 17 October 1918, and admitted to St Bartholomew's Hospital, London (gun shot wound, chest). Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 25 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia, 6 May 1919; disembarked, 15 June 1919. Discharged 14 December 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Margaret River Cemetery, Western Australia |