Regimental number | 3205 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Henley Park, South Australia |
School | Thebarton Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Elizabeth Street, Mile End, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jemima Emma Conroy, Elizabeth Street, Mile End, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 50th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/67/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 34319 Gunner Charles Howard NURSE, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action 2 March 1918; 6555 Pte Arthur Ronald NURSE, 10th Bn, returned to Australia, 11 December 1918. |
Other details | War service: France, Belgium. Gassed, Villers-Bretonneux, 26 May 1918; invalided to 1st General Hospital, Abbeville, France; recovered. Arrived back in Australia, 23 October 1919. |