Regimental number | 1774 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Hospital orderly |
Address | 371 Lord Street, East Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 176 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Jane Chester, 371 Lord Street, East Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Cadets; 2 years in C Company, 88th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 7 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 10 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force,16 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 24 March 1916. Found guilty, 25 May 1916, of being in Armentières without leave, 21 May 1916: awarded 1days Field Punishment No 2. Wounded in action, 3-6 November 1916;admitted to 5th Field Ambulance, 5 November 1916 (gun shot wound, forehead); transferred to 3rd Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 6 November 1916; to England, 8 November 1916, and admitted to Military Hospital, Frensham,9 November 1916; transferred to Military Hospital, Rowledge, 17 November 1916; to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, 5 April 1917; discharged on furlough, 28 May 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 12 June 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT Nestor, 22 July 1917; discharged, Perth, 18 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 51 |
Place of burial | Boyanup Cemetery, Western Australia |