Regimental number | 7084 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Port Augusta, South Australia |
School | Broken Hill Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Motor mechanic |
Address | 59 Margaret Street, Petersham, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, J L Surman, 33 Mann Terrace, North Adelaide, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4280 Pte Norman Langley SURMAN, 10th Bn, killed in action, Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France, 16 August 1916. |
Other details | War service: France, Belgium. Wounded, Messines, Belgium, 11 June 1917; invalided to Edmonton Military Hospital, North London; recovered and returned to duty. Slightly wounded: Morcourt, 8 August 1918; Le Verquier, 18 September 1918. Gassed: Villers-Bretonneux, May 1918; Corbie, 13 June 1918; invalided to 47th Casualty Clearing Station, thence to Le Treport Convalescent Camp. |