Regimental number | 87 |
Place of birth | London, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Cook |
Address | 404 Latrobe Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Edith Stocker, 36 Bowes Road, Palmers Green, London North, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Australian General Hospital, Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Ambulance |
Fate | Discharged |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked with 1st Australian General Hospital, Reinforcements (no embarkation details recorded on Embarkation Roll). Found guilty, Heliopolis, 13 March 1916, of disobeying an order from an NCO: awarded 72 hours Field Punishment No 2. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force (date not recorded); disembarked Marseilles, France, 6 April 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 23 June 1916. Found guilty, 8 September 1916, of being absent without leave from Tattoo, 7-8 September 1916: awarded reverted to the ranks, 8 September 1916. Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 15 September 1916 (not yet diagnosed); discharged to duty and rejoined unit, 22 September 1916. On leave to England, 19 October 1916; rejoined unit from leave, 28 October 1916. Found guilty, 3 November 1916, of insolence to an NCO: awarded 72 hours Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to hospital, 31 December 1916 (tonsillitis); discharged to duty and rejoined unit, 7 January 1917. Transferred to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, 8 April 1917. Admitted to 5th Field Ambulance, 23 October 1917 (trench fever); transferred to 55th General Hospital, Boulogne, 6 November 1917; to England, 20 November 1917, and admitted to Exeter War Hospital, 20 November 1917; discharged on furlough, 12 January 1918, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 26 January 1918. Marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 23 April 1918. Granted extension of leave from 10 February 1918 till 17 February 1919. Discharged in London on being demobilised, 11 March 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name entered on Attestation Form as Sydney Herbert; incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as Sydney Hubert. |