Regimental number | 3575 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Dunedin, New Zealand |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Marine engineer |
Address | 23 Calder Street, St Kilda, Dunedin, New Zealand |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Margaret Stewart, 23 Calder Street, St Kilda, Dunedin, New Zealand |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | 1st Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd and 3rd Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A1 Hymettus on |
34 Other Ranks embarked at Sydney, New South Wales, on HMAT A54 'Runic', 19 February 1915; 1 Officer and 17 Other Ranks embarked at Sydney, New South Wales, on HMAT A1 'Hymettus', 8 February 1915; 1 Officer and 17 Other Ranks embarked at Melbourne, Victoria, on HMAT A1 'Hymettus', 2 February 1915. It is not possible from the Embarkation Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Proceeded to Gallipoli, 14 July 1915; transferred to 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 6 September 1915. Contracted enteric fever; evacuated to England from Alexandria on board HS 'Karoola', 23 September 1915. Admitted to 3rd Western General Hospital, Cardiff, 5 October 1915. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Themistocles', 8 May 1916; discharged (medical unfitness), 23 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 77 |