Regimental number | 3383 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Parkside, Sa |
School | Rose Park Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway employee |
Address | Main avenue, Frewville, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Ernest August Topperwien, Main avenue, Frewville, South Australia |
Previous military service | 74th Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Ormonde on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details | War service: France, Belgium. Wounded, Peronne, 13 September 1918, whilst bringing in a wounded man; taken prisoner, sent to German Hospital, Boheine, France; thence to Machede, Germany, until the signing of the armistice, 11 November 1918. Repatriated to England; discharged as medically unfit. |
Date of death |