Regimental number | 1540 |
Place of birth | Auburn, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Mechanical engineer |
Address | 56 Moonbie Street, Summer Hill, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 3.75" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs K Dabron, 3 Solander Street, Daceyville, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Fate | Discharged in London |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Susan Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Form B103 [Movements] missing from Archives file. War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Wounded in action (gun shot wound, neck and upper jaw); admitted to hospital, Malta, 31 August 1915; transferred to England, 9 September 1915, and admitted to 5th London General Hospital, 16 September 1915. Rejoined unit, Egypt, 7 March 1916. Wounded in action (second occasion), France, 24 July 1916 (gun shot wound, head and testicles: mild); admitted to 8th General Hospital, Rouen, 26 July 1916; transferred to England, and admitted to Beaufort War Hospital, Fishponds, Bristol, 10 August 1916. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, from Command Depot, Perham Downs, 7 April 1917. Discharged in London, 16 July 1917, to take up employment as an Australian Munition Worker with effect from 20 July 1917. No details recorded of subsequent return to Australia. War service: 2 years 84 days. File note: 'Military character: Very Good'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Next of kin name given as Kate DAWSON on Embarkation Roll; addresses incorrectly recorded as Moonly Street and Soland Street |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 65 |
Place of burial | Cremated: ashes interred Rose Garden 17 (. H Lawson Wall of Mem 4, 0037), Woronora Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ROSMAN Trevor Edward |