Regimental number | 3399 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 117 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Albert Westbury, 6 Austin Street, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the 78th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Loxton, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Ormonde on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Corps Working Party |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3011 Pte Albert Clarence WESTBURY, 50th Bn, killed in action, 26 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 7 March 1918; disembarked Southampton, England, 15 May 1918. and marched in to 9th Training Bn, Fovant. Proceeded overseas to France, 8 August 1918; taken on strength, 43rd Bn, in the field, 13 August 1918. Wounded in action, 25 August 1918 gun shot wound, groin), and admitted to Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 61st Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 33, 26 August 1918; to 6th General Hospital, 26 August 1918; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 1 September 1918; to Australian Infantry Base Depot, 13 September 1918. Attached to Australian Corps Working Party, 22 September 1918. Admitted to No 1 Australian Convalescent Depot, 18 December 1918 (influenza); discharged to Base Depot, 3 January 1919. Marched out to England, 7 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Barambah', 3 September 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 26 October 1919; discharged, Adelaide, 19 November 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |