Regimental number | 4236 |
Place of birth | Hamilton, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Brick maker |
Address | Hoffman Brick Factory, Brunswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 42 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs K McIntyre, c/o Hoffmann Brick Company, Brunswick, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Militia; 3 years in the Victorian Scottish: time expired. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
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Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 50th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 29 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 12 June 1916. Admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 19 October 1916 (debility), and transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station; to 14th General Hospital, Wimereux, 23 October 1916; to england, 24 October 1916, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 25 October 1916; to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, 6 November 1916; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth,11 November 1916. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 13 February 1917; disembarked Adelaide, 12 April 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 25 May 1917. War service: 1 year 285 days (of which 1 year 90 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |