Regimental number | 1730 |
Place of birth | Lithgow, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Cook |
Address | Gulargambone via Gilgandra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Height | 5' 7.25" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Son, Clarence Edward Power, Waterloo PO, Waterloo, Sydney, Nss |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Dubbo, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 54th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/71/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 14 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 17 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 29 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 9 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 12 November 1916; taken on strength, 55th Bn, in the field, 1 December 1916. Found guilty, 28 March 1917, of destroying Government property: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. On leave, 15 January 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 31 January 1918. Detached to Divisional duties (cook), 2 February 1918. On leave to United kingdom, 15 November 1918. Admitted, while on leave, to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 30 November 1918 (chronic bronchitis); discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 6 December 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Lancashire', 7 February 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 24 March 1919, for onward travel to Sydney, 24 March 1919; discharged, Sydney (medically unfit), 31 May 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |