Regimental number | 2713 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Mansfield, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Maindample, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emma Smith, 35 St Vincent's Place, Albert Park, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 5 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/14/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A10 Karroo on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Cousins (1st): 5901 Driver Alfred William ROSS, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, 16 August 1917; 20266 Driver Robert Paul ALDOUS, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia,11 May 1919; 7314 Pte Robert Bruce SMITH, 6th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 January 1919; 1st Cousin by marriage: 259 Company Quarter Master Sergeant Charles Collins CROME, 5th Bn, returned to Australia, 8 May 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Melbourne, 18 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, 15 November 1916, and taken on strength, Pioneer Training Bn. Detached to No. 3 Camp, Parkhouse, 20 March 1917; marched out to No. 4 Camp, Parkhouse, 4 May 1917. Attached for temporary duty to Machine Gun Training Depot, 4 August 1917; returned to Pioneer Training Bn, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, 9 January 1918. Proceeded overseas to France via Southampton, 3 March 1918; taken on strength, 2nd Pioneer Bn in the field, 9 March 1918. On leave to Paris, 20 January 1919; rejoined unit from leave, 30 January 1919. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 16 May 1919; commenced return to Australia on board 'Chemnitz', 7 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 5 September 1919; discharged, 20 October 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 85 |
Place of burial | Barmera Cemetery, South Australia |