Regimental number | 3616 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Maitland, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 8 Kintore Street, Mile End, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ivy Muriel Trewartha, 8 Kintore Street, Mile End, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of hernia) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 32nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked Melbourne, 2 November 1917; marched in to Reinforcements Camp, Moascar, 10 December 1917. Admitted to No 2 Australian stationary Hospital, 27 January 1918 (mumps); discharged, 17 February 1918. Marched out to 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, 16 March 1918. Transferred to 9th Light Horse Regiment, 16 April 1918. Detached to Australian Mounted Division Headquarters, 20 May 1918 (escort duty); rejoined Regiment from detachment, 3 July 1918. Detached to School of Instruction, El Arish, 19 July 1918; rejoined Regiment from detachment, 13 August 1918. Admitted to French Hospital, Beirut, 16 October 1918; transferred to 32nd Casualty Clearing Station, 25 October 1918; to HT 'Dunluce Castle', 26 October 1918, and admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Moascar, 28 October 1918. Discharged to duty, 18 November 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 37 days. Marched in to 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment from hospital, 18 November 1918; rejoined 9th Light Horse Regiment, in the field, 27 November 1918. Admitted to 26th Stationary Hospital, Moascar, 29 May 1919; transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 31 May 1919; discharged to duty, 7 June 1919; total period of treatment for gonorrhoea: 10 days. Rejoined 9th Light Horse Regiment, 10 June 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Oxfordshire', 10 July 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 10 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 10 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname recorded incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as TREWARTHER. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 41 |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TREWARTHA Percy Gordon |