Regimental number | 2050 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Clare, South Australia |
School | Clare Public School |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Ironmonger |
Address | Clare, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Catherine McDougall, Clare, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | BQMS |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Division Ammunition Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War Service: Promoted to Provisional Corporal 1 December 1915; reverted to Private 1 January 1916. Embarked from Australia 10 February 1916; taken on strength of 1st Light Horse Regiment, Heliopolis, 8 March 1916; transferred to 4th Divisional Artillery, Serapeum, 21 April 1916; taken on strength of 4th Divisional Artillery Column and posted to No. 2 Section. Promoted to temporary Battery Quarter Master Sergeant. Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force, 6 June 1916; disembarked from the "Oriana" at Marseilles, 13 June 1916. Promoted to Battery Quarter Master Sergeant. On leave to UK 31 August 1918; rejoined unit in the field 21 September. Marched out for return to Australia 22 March 1919; disembarked Weymouth, England 1 April 1919; embarked for return to Australia per "Devanha" 8 May 1919. Discharged 12 August 1919, Adelaide. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Cheltenham Cemetery, Cheltenham, Victoria |