Regimental number | 2907 |
Place of birth | Cork, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Cook |
Address | 404 Harris Street, Ultimo, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Aunt, M Liddle, 404 Harris Street, Ultimo, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in South Africa (Boer War) for 2 years 3 months. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 23 August 1915 - 17th Bn, 6th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 55th Bn, 16 February 1916. Appointed Driver, 17 June 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 35 |
Place of burial | Aubigny British Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 12), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 55th Bn, Tel el Kebir, Egypt, 16 February 1916; appointed Driver, 17 June 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 27 June 1916. Found guilty, 17 November 1916, of being absent without leave from 7:00 am, 10 November to 7:00 am, 11 November 1916: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2 and forfeited 9 days' pay. On leave to United Kingdom, 20 January 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 13 February 1917. Admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 17 February 1917 (venereal disease); to 1st General Hospital, Etretat, 19 February 1917; to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, 23 February 1917 (venereal disease: total period of treatment, 26 days'); discharged from hospital and marched in to 5th Australian Division Base Depot, 14 March 1917. Marched out to unit, 21 March 1917; rejoined unit in the field, 23 March 1917. Admitted to 14th Field Ambulance and transferred to 58th General Hospital, Etaples, 16 September 1917 (haemorrhoids); transferred to No 7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 4 October 1917; to No 10 Convalescent Depot, Reault, 9 October 1917; discharged to Base Depot, 18 October 1917. Marched in to 5th Australian Division Base Depot, Havre, 24 October 1917; marched out to unit, 31 October 1917; rejoined unit in the field, 7 November 1917; on leave to United Kingdom, 13 February 1918. Admitted to 30th General Hospital, Calais, whilst on leave, 1 March 1918 (debility); discharged from hospital, 13 March 1918. Marched in to Australian Infantry Base Depot, Havre, 14 March 1918; marched out to unit, 6 April 1918; rejoined unit in the field, 10 April 1918. Killed in action, France, 24 April 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BOYLE Jerry |