Regimental number | 802 |
Place of birth | Miller's Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Coal-lumper |
Address | 7 Stephen's Buildings, Windmill Street, Miller's Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Cecelia Lewis, 7 Stephen's Buildings, Windmill Street, Miller's Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 36th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-law: 962 Pte Charles Joseph McBRIDE, 17th Bn, died of wounds, 2 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Sydney, 13 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, 9 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 November 1916. Transferred to 33rd Bn, 30 April 1918. Wounded in action, 8 August 1918 (gun shot wound, head and arm). Transferred to England, 22 September 1918 (age debility). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Gaika', 8 November 1918; disembarked Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney, 29 December 1918; discharged, 30 May 1919 (premature senility). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Catholic Section), Sydney, New South Wales |