Regimental number | 5345 |
Place of birth | Hoyleton, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Postal assistant |
Address | Bute, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.10 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Wauchope, Bute, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 2nd Divisional Signal Coy.8th Reinf.Section 3 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Corps Signal Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 443 Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Ernest John Luther WAUCHOPE, 10th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 February 1918; 6460 Lance Corporal Kenneth Leslie WAUCHOPE, 10th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 January 1919; 2596 Sergeant Percival George WAUCHOPE, 15th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 28 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Shropshire', 1 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit: cysts, both eyes), Adelaide, 11 August 1919. Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WAUCHOPE Norman Clement |