Regimental number | 937 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Prahran Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Electrical engineer |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Rebecca Gert Robertson, 90 Edgecliffe Road, Woollahra, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 6th Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Australian Flying Corps, No 4 Squadron, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 8/7/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Omrah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 71st Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: FLY Promotion date: Lieutenant Unit: FLY Sqn 4 Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When carrying out a low flying bombing patrol, he observed a hostile triplane, accompanied by three scouts. He fired a burst of thirty rounds at very close range, and the hostile plane turned over on its side and crashed. Then, seeing an enemy scout below him, he fired twenty rounds into its cockpit, and it fell down vertically out of control. In addition to these he has shot down one other enemy machine, which finally crashed to earth. His dash and daring have been at all times most marked.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 185 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal |