Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Norwood, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk in holy orders |
Address | North Croydon, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 173 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs L Sexton, Thomas Street, North Croydon, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Chaplain (4th Class) |
Unit name | Chaplains' Corps |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Chaplains' Department |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 16 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 February 1917. Marched into Machine Gun Training Depot, Grantham, 3 March 1916. From 'Voyage only' status is appointed for continuous service, 26 April 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 30 July 1917; attached to 39th Bn, 12 August 1917. Attached for duty to 11th Brigade Headquarters, 31 December 1917. On leave to England, 15 February 1918; rejoined 11th Brigade HQ from leave, 4 March 1918. Admitted to 10th Australian Fiekld Ambulance, 20 June 1918 (varicose ulcer, right leg), and transferred same day to 5th Casualty Clearing Station; discharged to 4th Army Convalescent Depot, 25 June 1918. Attached for duty to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 9 July 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 11 September 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 28 September 1918. Appointed chaplain (3rd Class), 20 November 1918; Chaplain (4th Class), 20 November 1918. Disembarked England from France, 21 April 1919. Granted leave with pay and subs., 7 May-2 November 1919 (Non-Military Employment, to study theology, Keble College, Oxford). Granted leave, 3-17 November 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Themistocles', 22 December 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 2 February 1920; discharged (appointment terminated), 19 March 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SEXTON Harold Eustace |