Regimental number | 2596 |
Place of birth | Hoyleton, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Saddler |
Address | Bute, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22.10 |
Height | 6' 0.5" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Wauchope, Bute, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
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; 5345 Lance Corporal Norman Clement WAUCHOPE, Australian Corps Signal Company, returned to Australia, 1 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Demosthenes', 28 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit: malaria), Adelaide, 7 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WAUCHOPE Percival George |