Regimental number | 2034 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Clitheroe, Lancashire, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Junior porter |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Tallent, 41 Chapel Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 13326 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Motor Transport Section |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Total war service: 3 years 78 days (of which 2 years 311 days were abroad) Joined 2nd Bn at Gallipoli, 22 June 1915; transferred to HS 'Neuralia' (debility), 31 July 1915; to 1st Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 10 August 1915. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Eurpides', 1 October 1915. Discharged, 17 December 1915. Re-enlisted, 28 September 1916, with the No. 13326. Embarked from Melbourne on board 'Persic', 22 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, 3 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 June 1917; taken on strength, 4th Division Supply Column, 7 November 1917. Injured wrist; evacuated to England, 25 March 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 July 1918; rejoined unit, 31 July 1918. Commenced return to Australia, 3 September 1919, on board 'Raranga'; disembarked Sydney, 29 October 1919; discharged, 14 December 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II as N78688, Sergeant, District Accounts Office, 2nd Military District: enlisted, 3 September 1940; discharged, 25 October 1946: total war service: 2244 days. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 63 |
Place of burial | Woronora Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales |