Regimental number | 4342 |
Place of birth | Bowden, South Australia |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Beveller |
Address | New Hindmarsh, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 2.5" |
Weight | 112 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Elsie Perriam, 18 Clifford Street, Torrensville, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Listed on Clarkson Ltd Roll of Honor (design commissioned but never made): watercolour painting now held in the State Archives of South Australia. The Roll takes the form of a stained glass window headed 'The Great War 1914-1919', with a dedication: 'In Memory of Employees of CLARKSON Ltd who fell in the Great War and in honour of those who left Australia to serve with the Australian Imperial Forces.' The Roll of names is surrounded by scrolls listing major battles, most of which are misspelled: Courtenay's Post, Passchendael, Bullencourt, Poziers, Villers Brettonneux. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 7 November 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 April 1917; taken on strength, 32nd Bn, in the field, 12 April 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'City of Exeter', 15 January 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 25 February 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 30 March 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PERRIAM Bertie Ebenezer |