| Date of birth | |
| Other Names | Joseph Lexdon |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Medical practitioner |
| Address | Olive Street, Albury, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 133 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M M C Shellshear, Lissongrove, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | 17th Battery, Australian Field Artillery |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Major |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 5, Battery 13 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/33/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette No. 103 (29 June 1917). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette, second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918). |
| Medals |
Distinguished Service Order Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 Date: |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked from Sydney, 16 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 21 December 1915. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 25 March 1916. Taken on strength, 22nd Field Artillery Brigade, 7 July 1916. Taken on strength, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, and posted to 13th Battery, 26 July 1916. Transferred to 3rd Division Artillery, 1 November 1916. Promoted Temporary Lt-Colonel while commanding a brigade in England, 6 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 30 December 1916. Transferred to 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, 6 January 1917. Mentioned in Despatches, 13 November 1916, for 'distinguished and gallant services in the field and devotion to duty in the field'. Transferred to 2nd Division Artillery. Appointed temporarily to command 4th Field Artillery Brigade, and to retain temporary rank of Lt-Colonel, 17 April 1917. Appointed Lt-Colonel, 17 April 1917. To England on leave, 9 November 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 30 November 1917. Awarded the DSO. Rejoined 4th FAB from Overseas Artillery School, 25 March 1918. Transferred to Australian Army Medical Corps, 3 April 1918, and reverted to rank of Major at own request. Proceeded to England for duty with AAMC, 3 April 1918. Attached for duty to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 7 April 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 November 1918; marched in to No. 3 Australian General Hospital, 15 November 1918. On leave to Paris, 18 December 1918; rejoined 3 AGH from leave, 28 December 1918. Disembarked England from France, 7 March 1919. Granted leave with pay and subsistence, 12 June-12 September 1919, to undertake medical study; leave without pay, 13 September-12 December 1919. Period of Non-Military Employment cancelled as from 8 November 1919. Resigned appointment in the AIF on being demobilised in London, 17 November 1919. Medals: Distinguished Service Order, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Undertook postgraduate medical training in the United Kingdom and the United States, 1921-22; became Professor of Anatomy, Hong Kong. |
| Sources | Michael Blunt, 'John Irvine Hunter of the Sydney Medical School 1898-1924', Sydney University Press, 1985, pp. 51, 69-70. |
Postal Address:
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Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
