Regimental number | 1726 |
Place of birth | Brisbane Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | 'Marathon', Gladstone Road, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Tew, 'Marathon', Gladstone Road, Brisbane, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Field Ambulance, 5th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Ambulance |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Medals |
Military Medal 'Was on duty at POZIERES during an attack on the night of the 4th August, 1916, and on the morning of the 5th August, 1916, was told by his O.C. to "turn in", but hearing from an infantry man that several wounded were lying out in No Man's Land, he colunteered to go out and attend to them. This he did, passing through an artillery barrage, being almost buried by the explosion of a shell, but he went on, and under shell fire continued to attend wounded until he had used all his dressings. He also showed great resource in improvising splints and in attending to the wounded. When his stock of dressings were exhausted, he helped wounded men back to the Advance Dressing Station, all the time being under shell fire.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Mt Thompson Crematorium |