Regimental number | 2989 |
Place of birth | Rose Bay, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Pipemaker |
Address | Bexley, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 8.75" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Louisa Catherine Twomey, Queen Victoria Street, Bexley, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 59th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/76/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 3 November 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917; marched in to 15th Training Bn, hurdcott, 10 January 1917. Admitted to Fovant Military Hospital, 9 February 1917 (pleurisy); discharge date not recorded. Transferred to 66th Bn, Windmill Hill Camp, 25 April 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 August 1917; taken on strength, 38th Bn, 2 September 1917. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917 (gun shot wound, left hand); invalided to England. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Darwin', 11 January 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 14 May 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |