Regimental number | 298 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Edenhope, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Cotton, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Mining Corps 1, Company 1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Awarded MM on 21 April 1917 at Ypres, Belgium. "On 9 April near Ypres for carrying in all 20 men to the dressing station on his back, six of these men who had been gassed he brought across the open under heavy enemy fire. His untiring efforts saved many lives." |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 174 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Other details | He married Myrtle Warburton at Wickham, New South Wales in 1921 and had three children, John, George and Nancy. During the depression he worked on the roads where he was sent to Wauchope, New South Wales. He contacted meningitis and died in Port Macquarie Hospital at the age of 38. He was buried at the Church of England Cemetery, Port Macquarie in an unmarked grave. |