Regimental number | 687 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
School | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mrs E G Matthews, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Wagga Wagga branch, 28 October 1910. Transferred to Coolamon branch, January 1911; to Young branch, October 1911; to Bathurst branch, February 1912; to Cooma branch, June 1912. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken prisoner of war, Fleurbaix, France, 19 July 1916; repatriated to Switzerland, January 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 258. |