Regimental number | 4905 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | McKenzie Street, West Bendigo, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Swatton, McKenzie Street, West Bendigo, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089 (31 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: enlisted, Bendigo, 25 April 1942; discharged, 19 December 1945, as V362516 Lt Colonel, 15th Bn, Volunteer Defence Corps. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 92 |
Place of burial | Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria |