Regimental number | 65843 |
Place of birth | Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plasterer |
Address | Blackheath, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E. Teer, 188 Westgate Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England |
Previous military service | 54th Bn, AIF (2 years, 206 days) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | New South Wales Reinforcement 18 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/6 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'Joined at outbreak of war, lost three fingers Gallipoli. Wounded in leg in France. Sent home for recovery & rejoined in the 18th G.S. Rfts." (details from wife) |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Sierra Leone, Africa |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | Freetown (King Tom) Cemetery (Row I, Grave No. 98), West Africa |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 185 |
Other details |
Embarked Sydney, 4 September 1918. Admitted to Ship's Isolation Hospital, 11 September 1918 (venereal disease); discharged, 18 September 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 8 days. Admitted to Ship's Hospital, 19 October 1918 (pneumonia). Died, 23 October 1918 (heart failure following pneumonia). Buried, 24 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TEER Emanuel |