Regimental number | 19421 |
Place of birth | London, England |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Masseur and male nurse |
Address | Charters Towers, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 120 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs R E Steers, Pernhardt Street, Paddington, Queensland |
Previous military service | Yes Nine Years R.A.M.C. Term of Service completed |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Charters Towers, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Army Medical Corps, General Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/99/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps Details |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Mary Ann STEERS |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Shropshire', 1 April 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 16 May 1919, for onward travel/and re-embarkation on HT 'Dongola', to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 20 June 1919. Medal: British War Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 47 |
Place of burial | Toowong Cemetery, Queensland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, STEERS Ernest Victor |