Regimental number | 1778 |
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Drover |
Address | Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Son, Mrs M Ceighton, Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Stoke Rifles. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Bakery |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Australia, 18 June 1915. Proceeded to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 16 August 1915. Wounded in action, Gallipoli Peninsula, 27 August 1915; admitted to Hospital Ship, HS 'Hunts Green', 28 August 1915 (gun shot wound to side); transferred to England, 30 August 1915; admitted to Military Hospital, Bethnal, England, 16 September 1915; 'taken on strength of Australian Interm. Depot', Green Abbeywood, 30 March 1916; marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 5 May 1916; marched in to 5th Training Bn, Rollestone, 7 June 1916; transferred to Training Bn, Tidworth, 6 July 1916; marched in to Australian Army Service Corps Training Depot, Parkhouse, 20 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 January 1917; marched in to Australian General Base Depot, Etaples, France, 23 January 1917; marched in to Bakery Reinforcements Depot, Rouen, 5 February 1917; taken on strength of 4th Field Bakery, 8 March 1917; on leave to United Kingdom, 1 January 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 19 January 1918. Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 25 June 1918 (influenza); discharged from hospital and rejoined unit, 4 July 1916. Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, 31 July 1918 (debility); transferred to England, 3 August 1918; admitted to War Hospital, Middlesex, England, 5 August 1918 (cirrhosis of the liver); transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 28 August 1918; discharged from hospital and marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 19 September 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda', 20 October 1918; disembarked Sydney, 19 December 1918; discharged, 12 May 1919 (medically unfit: debility). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 64 |
Place of burial | Cremated: Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Ryde, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BRADLEY Walter Elgin |