Regimental number | 1418 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Bathurst, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Cleaner |
Address | c/o Mrs Isabella A Scrimshaw, 33 Park Street, Erskineville, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Isabella A Scrimshaw, Swift Street, Wellington |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1463 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked for overseas service from Sydney, New South Wales, 11 February 1915. Served in Egypt. Returned to Australia ,29 May 1916. Re-enlisted, 31 March 1917. Religion: Church of England. Occupation: Photographer. Next of kin: Wife, Mrs R. Scrimshaw, 11 Rue-et-Charani, Bab Tidia, Alexandria, Egypt. Embarked at Sydney on board HMAT A15 'Port Sydney' on 9 May 1917, with the rank of Private, regimental number 3332, in the 7th Light Horse Regiment, 27th Reinforcement. Transferred to Australian Flying Corps. Medals: 1914-15 Star; Victory Medal. Also served in the 2nd Australian Garrison Battalion, Service no. N271869, 6 JUne 1941 to 4 April 1945; and in the Citizen Militia Forces from 5 April 1945 to 30 October 1945. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 62 |
Place of burial | Methodist Cemetery, Field of Mars, Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales |