Regimental number | 1102 |
Place of birth | Dalgety, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | The Retreat, Dalgety via Cooma, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Henry Mugridge, The Retreat, Dalgety, via Cooma, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A21 Marere on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Medium Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Henry and Eva MUGRIDGE |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 1st Light Horse Reserve Regiment, 9 February 1916. Transferred to 4th Division Artillery, Tel el Kebir, 21 April 1916; to 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Serapeum, 27 May 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 13 June 1916. Transferred to Medium Trench Mortar Battery, 25 June 1916. To School of Instruction, 9 July 1916; rejoined unit, 19 July 1916. Wounded in action, 29 September 1917 (shell wound, head and neck), and admitted to 7th Australian Field Ambulance; discharged and rejoined unit, 30 September 1917. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 22 October 1917 (cellulitis, left knee); transferred to England, 24 October 1917, and admitted to Chatham Military Hospital, Kent, 25 October 1917; discharged on furlough, 6 November 1917; admitted to Military Hospital, Fovant, 9 November 1917 (left knee); marched out to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 24 November 1917; to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 30 January. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 February 1918; rejoined 4th Division Trench Mortar Battery, 5 March 1918. Detached to 11th Field Artillery Brigade, 4 April 1918; rejoined unit, 25 April 1918. Admitted to 36th Field Ambulance, 28 April 1918 (infected stomach); transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 1 May 1918; to No 1 Australian Convalescent Depot, Havre, 1 May 1918; to Australian General Base Depot, Havre, 6 May 1918; rejoined unit, 11 June 1918. Admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance, 26 August 1918 (scabies); discharged to unit, 1 September 1918. Detached to 10th Field Artillery Brigade, 14 October 1918. Marched out to Australian General Base Depot for return to Australia, 16 January 1919. Admitted to Lord Derby War Hospital, Warrington, 10 July 1919 (dementia); date of discharge not recorded. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda', 9 December 1919; disembarked Sydney, 2 February 1920; discharged Sydney (medically unfit: mental instability), 11 April 1920. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 39 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, New South Wales |