Regimental number | 608 |
Place of birth | Longreach, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Sub overseer |
Address | c/o G Nixon, 360 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, W Powell, Globe Hotel, Colombo, Ceylon |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details | Enlisted in the Australian Naval & Military Expeditioanry Force, Rabaul, New Guinea, 22 Fenruary 1921 under the name 2031 John William FIELD. |
Miscellaneous details | True name: Bertram Estcourt WATKINS; see also 7243 Jack Wilton Sanders FIELD for second period of enlistment |