Regimental number | 34633 |
Place of birth | Mackay, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Well borer |
Address | Baroona Road, Rosalie, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Marion Munce, Baroona Road, Rosalie, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Light Horse, Clifton; left the district. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade, April 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/128/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1594 Pte Edwin Gerald MUNCE MM, 9th Bn, killed in action, 23 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 21 June 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 26 August 1917, and marched into Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery, Larkhill. Proceeded overseas to France, 12 October 1917; taken on strength, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, 17 October 1917. Transferred to 4th Field Artillery Brigade, 20 October 1917. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 7 November 1917 (laryngitis); transferred to 14th General Hospital, Boulogne, 12 November 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 16 November 1917; to No 3 Rest Camp, 29 November 1917; to Base Depot, 4 December 1917. Taken on strength, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, 11 December 1917; transferred to 4th Field Artillery Brigade, 18 December 1917. Wounded in action, 28 September 1918, and admitted to 20th Casualty Clearing Station (gassed), and transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen; to England, 29 September 1918, and admitted to Reading War Hospital, 30 September 1918; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 30 October 1918; discharged on furlough, 31 October 1918, to report to No 4 Command Depot, 16 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Marathon', 7 November 1919; disembarked Sydney, 1 January 1920; discharged (medically unfit: gassed), Brisbane 14 February 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 69 |
Place of burial | Cremated: ashes interred in Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens, Brisbane, Queensland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MUNCE Owen McKenny |