Regimental number | 4544 |
Place of birth | Milang, South Australia |
Religion | Church of Christ |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Lake Plaines, Milang, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20.8 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Hurtle Wright Wells, Lake Plaines, Milang, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 719 Pte Edward James WELLS, 10th Bn, returned to Australia, 28 April 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, England Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Barambah', 8 April 1917; discharged (medically unfit: haematuria), Adelaide, 20 July 1917. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WELLS John |