Regimental number | 1552 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Port Pirie, South Australia |
School | Port Pirie Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Port Pirie West, Port Pirie, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mrs M J Sweetland, Port Pirie West, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Contracted enteric fever and pneumonia, Gallipoli, 30 October 1915; invalided to Gibraltar; returned to duty, 3 June 1916. Wounded in action, Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France, 21 August 1916; invalided to Paris Plage Hospital, thence to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, England. Disembarked Australia, 2 April 1917; discharged (medically unfit), 11 June 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |