Date of birth | |
Occupation | Demonstrator Physiology |
Address | c/o Dr Burton Bradley, Wollstonecraft, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 179 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs B E Shellshear, c/o Dr Burton Bradley, Wollstonecraft, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Captain |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps Details |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli theatre, Western Front Taken on strength, No. 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros West, 25 October 1915. Admitted to 2nd Stationary Hospital, 12 November 1915 (enteric), and transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital; discharged to duty, 4 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 21 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Promoted Major,6 February 1916. Transferred to No. 1 Australian General Hospital, 17 February 1916. Embarked for United Kingdom, 14 September 1916; marched in to No. 2 Camp, Parkhouse, 28 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 October 1916; taken on strength, 15th Field Ambulance, 23 October 1916. Posted to England, 26 June 1917; appointed Senior Medical Officer, No. 1 Group Headquarters, Sutton Veny, 2 July 1917. Appointed Temporary Lt-Colonel, 21 October 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 10 November 1917; taken on strength, 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 11 November 1917. Transferred to AIF Headquarters, London, 15 April 1918, and relinquished rank of Temporary Lt-Colonel. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ruahine',12 May 1918; disembarked Sydney, 5 July 1918; discharged, 20 July 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |