Regimental number | 27267 |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | 511 Illawarra Road, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs C M Robinson, 14 Canonbury Grove, Dulwich Hill, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 11, Reinforcement 6 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/38/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Together with a comrade he entered a burning ammunition dump and extricated the sergeant in charge of his party, who had been badly wounded, from under the burning boxes of ammunition. They carried him to a place of safety, in spite of the fact that the dump was under hostile shell fire and that gas shells were exploding.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219 Date: |
Date of death |