Regimental number | 4239 |
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | None |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36.2 |
Height | 5' 3.5" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Mrs J Black, 11 Mills Street, Pyrmont, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Railway Pioneer Corps, South Africa (Boer War); time expired. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Armagh', 5 April 1919; disembarked, Sydney, 20 June 1919; discharged (medically unfit: mitral disease and tachycardia), Sydney, 17 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Service number mistakenly shown as 4329 on cemetery plaque. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 47 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 9, 2880), Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MILNE David |