Regimental number | 1438 |
Place of birth | Rosewater South Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Lead lighter |
Address | Sheridan Street, Woodville, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Whillas, Sheridan Street, Woodville, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Listed on Clarkson Ltd Roll of Honor (design commissioned but never made): watercolour painting now held in the State Archives of South Australia. The Roll takes the form of a stained glass window headed 'The Great War 1914-1919', with a dedication: 'In Memory of Employees of CLARKSON Ltd who fell in the Great War and in honour of those who left Australia to serve with the Australian Imperial Forces.' The Roll of names is surrounded by scrolls listing major battles, most of which are misspelled: Courtenay's Post, Passchendael, Bullencourt, Poziers, Villers Brettonneux. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |