Regimental number | 15156 |
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Locomotive fireman |
Address | 538 Fitzgerald Street, North Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, G T Macdonald, 538 Fitzgerald Street, North Perth, Western Australia |
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Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 10, Reinforcement 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/37/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Pay Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
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Other details |
War service: embarked from Australia, 4 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France via Folkestone, 8 January 1917. Transferred to 1st Divisional Artillery, 9 January 1917; taken on strength, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, 27 January 1917; transferred to 1st Field Artillery Brigade, 28 January 1917. Admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, England (pleurisy, frostbite), 5 March 1917; married Leonora Gladys MATTHEWS, 3 June 1917; rejoined unit in France, 11 September 1917. Admitted to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, England (shell shock), 30 January 1918. Taken on strength of Australian Army Pay Corps, 9 April 1918, and rejoined unit, 20 April 1918. Commenced return to Australia, 22 December 1919. Discharged, 11 April 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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Place of burial | Karrakatta Cemetery |