Regimental number | 1888 |
Place of birth | Marlborough, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Hotel Westralia, Perth, Western Australia |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 5.75" |
Weight | 155 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Edmund Charles Perrin, 150 Raglan Road, North Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1888A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1089 Pte Harold Edgar PERRIN, 31st Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 7 August 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 September 1916; taken on strength, 11th Training Bn, 1 October 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 November1916. Wounded in action, 18 October 1916 (fractured left arm: severe), admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to 17th Casualty Clearing Station; to 14th General Hospital, Wimereux, 19 October 1917; to England, 20 October 1917, and admitted same day to Queen Mary's Hospital, Whatley; discharged to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 30 November 1917. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 19 January 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 7 February 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 14 February 1918. Re-allotted Regimental No 1888A. Wounded in action (second occasion), 17 April 1918 (gassed), and admitted to 55th Field Ambulance; transferred same day to Casualty Clearing Station; to 8th General Hospital, Rouen, 19 April 1918; to England, 21 April 1918, and admitted to VAD Cheltenham, affiliated with 2nd Southern General Hospital, Bristol; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 23 July 1918; discharged on furlough, 26 July 1918, to report to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 9 August 1918. Marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth,from Hurdcott, 10 September 1918; to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 20 September 1918. Admitted to Military Hospital, Sutton Veny, 17 October 1918 (influenza); discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 3 January 1919. Admitted to Military Hospital, Weymouth, 27 January 1919 (pleurisy); discharged to No 5 Group, Weymouth, 5 May 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kigoma', 20 May 1920; disembarked Fremantle, 6 July 1920; discharged (medically unfit), 22 September 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PERRIN Albert Edmund |