Regimental number | 3357 |
Place of birth | Orroroo, South Australia |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Grocer's assistant |
Address | Orroroo, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 164 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Josiah Bills, Orroroo, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 1 year in the 23rd Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Orroroo, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 50th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/67/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Lucie Woermann', 5 December 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, right arm), Adelaide, 30 March 1920. Also served in World War II: Service No S37957. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 57 |
Place of burial | Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BILLS Edgar |