Regimental number | 678 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Penola, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Rickard, Penola, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 4910 |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: transferred to 2nd Divisional Signal Company, 15 August 1915. Admitted to Luna Park Hospital, Egypt, 27 November 1915. Admitted to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 16 February 1916 (influenza); discharged to duty, 26 February 1916. Embarked from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 21 March 1916. Found guilty of being absent from Tattoo, 9 pm to 9.10 pm, 18 September 1916: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No. 2. On leave in England, 15 February-8 March 1918. Transferred to Australian Corps Signal Company, 1 March 1918. Marched out to commence return to Australia, 2 February 1919. Admitted to 40th Stationary Hospital, France, with influenza, 6-14 February 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Sardinia', 19 April 1919; disembarked in Australia, 3 June 1919; discharged, 3 August 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |