Regimental number | 3088 |
Place of birth | Omeo, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Mount Sterling, Kellerberrin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, C.H. Fowler, Mount Stirling, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 6 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/15/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: England. Embarked Fremantle, 29 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 March 1917; marched into Pioneer Training Bn, Parkhouse, 5 March 1917. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 23 March 1917 (bronchitis); transferred to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 12 April 1917; discharged and marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 16 May 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 21 July 1917; disembarked Fremantle, 12 September 1917; discharged Perth (medically unfit: tubercle lungs), 17 January 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 33 |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery (Row 7, Grave No. East 7), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McKENNA Edward Francis |