Regimental number | 62330 |
Place of birth | Streaky Bay, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Streaky Bay, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, W M Montgomerie, Streaky Bay, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Port Augusta, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th South Australian Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 5442 Pte Herbert Leonard MONTGOMERIE MM, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 4 June 1919; 5443 Pte John Spoteswood MONTGOMERIE, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 October 1918. |
Other details |
War service: England, France (post-Armistice) Entrained Adelaide, 29 August 1918; embarked Melbourne, 31 August 1918; disembarked London, England, 14 November 1918, and allocated to Reinforcements of 27th Bn. Marched out to 5th Training Bn, 14 December 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 January 1919; taken on strength, 27th Bn, Belgium, 20 March 1919. Detached to Australian Burial Detachment, 24 March 1919. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 19 August 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Southampton on board HT 'Devon', 8 October 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 24 November 1919; discharged, 9 December 1919. Medal: British War Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 71 |
Place of burial | Ardrossan Cemetery, South Australia |