| Regimental number | 14181 |
| Place of birth | Morgan South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Address | Morgan, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Pettigrew, Morgan, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | Divisional Signal Company 5, Reinforcement 3 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/15/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A45 Bulla on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'On the night 1st/2nd September 1918, near PERONNE, this man, with Corporal SMITH, M.M., was in charge of an advanced telephone exchange. Great difficulty was experienced in maintaining the lines throughout the night owing to the area being subjected to a heavy hostile shoot of high explosive and gas. The linesman of this exchange party was killed, and after connecting the line through to one of the batteries, this man at once proceeded to patrol it. By his initiative and constant devotion to duty satisfactory communications were maintained from the forward exchange to the batteries at a period when the Infantry urgently required Artillery support.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115 Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
