Regimental number | 31 |
Place of birth | Port Macquarie, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | School teacher |
Address | Port MacQuarie, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs A Wallace, 44 Frazer Road, Petersham, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Light Horse Brigade Ammunition Reserve |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 8990 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Company, Australian Army Service Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked for overseas service, 12 May 1915; disembarked Egypt. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 28 March 1916. Attached to 20th Battery, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, 10 May 1916 (temporary). Granted furlough, 30 May 1916; returned to duty, 9 June 1916. On leave to England, 8 September 1917; rejoined unit, 21 September 1917. Detached to 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, 3 April 1918; rejoined 20th Company, Australian Army Service Corps ex detachment, 9 April 1918. Marched out to England to commence return to Australia, 2 January 1919; commenced return to Australia, 9 March 1919 on board 'Kashmir'; disembarked Melbourne for Sydney, 23 April 1919; discharged, 1 July 1919. Total war service: 4 years 124 days (of which 3 years 357 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Unit of embarkation: 4th Light Horse Brigade Ammunition Reserve, 1st Reinforcement |