Regimental number | 739 |
Place of birth | Jerilderie, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | c/o Mrs Eva Winter, 12 Little Queen Street, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Widower |
Age at embarkation | 38.9 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Daughter, Margaret May Mossfield |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Irish Rifles, Colonial Forces; resigned. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A12 Saldanha on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Willochra', 8 March 1917; discharged (medically unfit: ureteric calculus), Sydney, 28 May 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 42 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MOSSFIELD William George |