Regimental number | 1905 |
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | 181 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 4.75" |
Weight | 121 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Amy McArthur, c/o Mrs J Freeland, Fuchia St, Blackburn, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1905A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
Taken on strength, 3rd Reserve Regiment, Heliopolis, 6 March 1916. Admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, 26 March 1916; discharged to unit same day. Admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, 5 June 1916 (influenza); transferred by Hospital Train to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 6 June 1916; transferred to Convalescent Depot, Ras el Tin, 10 June 1916; discharged to duty, 30 June 1916; rejoined unit, 1 July 1916. Found guilty of being absent without leave from Reveille, 13 July 1916, until returned under escort, 24 August 1916: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited total of 43 days' pay. Detached to Imperial Camel Corps, 1 September 1916. Admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, 7 September 1916 (Nile fever); transferred to British Red Cross Hospital, Montazah, 12 September 1916; discharged, 30 September 1916; rejoined unit, 1 October 1916. Taken on strength, 2nd Anzac Bn, Imperial Camel Corps, 11 November 1916. Found guilty, 5 March 1917, of being drunk and resisting arrest: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2. Discharged to duty from Field Punishment Compound, 31 March 1917. Admitted to 1/3 Welsh Field Ambulance, Palestine, 20 July 1917 (pyrexia); tramnsferred to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, El Arish, 22 July 1917; to 36th Casualty Clearing Station, 23 July 1917; taken on strength A&NZ Reserve, ICC, from hospital, 1 August 1917. Posted to 3rd Anzac Bn, ICC, 20 August 1917. Detached for duty to Brigade Headquarters, 7 August 1917. Attched for trade test as Wireless Operator to 67 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps. Admitted to43rd Stationary Hospital, 15 December 1917 (malaria); transferred to 24th General Hospital, Cairo, 18 December 1917; to Port Said Rest Camp, 4 January 1918. Taken on strength, 4th Anzac Bn, whilst in hospital, 30 December 1917. Marched out to Australian Base Depot, Abbassia, 20 January 1918. Found guilty, 15 February 1918, of (1) breaking camp; (2) being absent without leave from 1600, 13 February, until apprehended by Military Police |