Regimental number | 14 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Fitzroy, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Motor mechanic |
Address | 83 High Street, South Preston, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Alice Robinson, 83 High Street, South Preston, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/21/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Troop Company Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Served in the Boer War, Service Number 31714, with the rank of Trooper, in the 2nd Scottish Horse (12 Months) and the 1st Australian Commonwealth Horse, (8 Months). Awarded Medal: South Africa with Bars, Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony. First World War: Served in the 2nd Field Company Engineers; the 16th Field Engineers; the 6th Field Division; and the 1st Army Troop Company Engineers. Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal. Second World War: Joined 9 October 1939, Service Number V83852, Rank Warrant Officer Two; discharged 28 December 1942. Medals: 1939-1945 Star, War Medal, and Australian Service Medal. ~ |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 70 |
Place of burial | Fawkner Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria |