Regimental number | 1512 |
Place of birth | Limerick, Co Limerick, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Ironmoulder |
Address | 14 Ann Street, Balmain, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emma Bingham, 14 Ann Street, Balmain, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken on strength, 19th Bn, Gallipoli, 31 August 1915. To hospital, 14 December 1915 (abrasions, heel); transferred to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt, 23 December 1915; discharged to duty, 20 January 1916; rejoined 19th Bn, Katoomba, 5 February 1916. Taken on strength, 5th Machine Gun Company, Moascar, 8 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 23 March 1916. Wounded in action, France, 26 August 1916 (gun shot wounds, multiple); admitted to 49th Casualty Clearing Station, 26 August 1916; transferred to No 29 Ambulance Train, 27 August 1916; to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, 28 August 1916; to HS 'Western Australia, 14 September 1916, for transfer to England; to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 15 September 1916 (gun shot wounds, left arm and leg, face); discharged from hospital, 14 January 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Southampton on board HS 'Kanowna', 17 January 1917; discharged, 8 September 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 72 |
Place of burial | Wagga Wagga Monumental Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BINGHAM Frederick |