Regimental number | 2889 |
Place of birth | Hindmarsh, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Blacksmith's striker |
Address | Brompton, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 4.25" |
Weight | 113 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Florence Emily Botten, Port Road, Brompton, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir, 14 June 1916 (broken arm); transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 14 June 1916 (fractured radius); discharged to Hospital Ship, 7 July 1916; embarked Alexandria, 7 July 1916; admitted to Tooting Military Hospital (date not recorded); discharged, and marched in to 8th Training Bn, Tidworth, 22 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 16 September 1916; taken on strength, 32nd Bn, in the field, 30 September 1916. Admitted to 5th Army Rest Camp, 10 June 1917; rejoined Bn, 24 June 1917. On Special Leave to England, 23 August 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 7 September 1917. Wounded in action, 2 February 1918 (gun shot wound, right arm), and admitted to 14th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 3 February 1918; to Ambulance Train No 28, 5 February 1918, and admitted to 25th General Hospital, Hardelot; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 7 March 1918; to No 10 Convalescent Depot, Ecault, 14 March 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 10 May 1918. On leave to England, 7 November 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 1 December 1918. Married Emily CHALLEN, spinster, aged 20, The Register Office, Wandsworth, London, 16 November 1918. Attached to 5th Division Headquarters, 21 March 1919; rejoined Bn, 9 April 1919. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 17 April 1919; marched in to No 5 Group, Weymouth, 24 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Lyttleton', 10 June 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 5 August 1919; discharged, Adelaide, 19 December 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |