Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | Collegiate School of St Peter, Adelaide, South Austral;ia |
Occupation | Surgeon |
Address | Strangways Terrace, North Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 41 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E M Newlands, Strangways Terrace, North Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served as Surgeon, 1st Battalion (Cadets), 1907-10. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Major |
Unit name | Stationary Hospital 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/70/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Distinguished Service Order Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Distinguished Service Order Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 Date: Commander of the Order of the British Empire Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 30 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Orontes', 15 May 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 28 June 1919; appointment terminated, 7 September 1919. Medals: Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Distinguished Service Order, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, NEWLAND Henry Simpson |