Regimental number | 51069 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Walhalla, Victoria |
School | Walhalla State School, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, P Brien, 21 Spittle Street, Cloyne, Cork, Ireland |
Previous military service | nIL |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Feldmarschall on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Australian Motor Transport Section |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 19 June 1918. Found guilty, at sea, 19 July 1918, of being absent without leave from 10:00 pm, 16 July to 10:00 pm, 17 July 1918: awarded 2 days' confined to Barracks and forfeited 2 days' pay. Disembarked London, England, 26 August 1918; allotted to 14th Bn Reinforcements, Sutton Veny Command Depot, 26 August 1918. Found guilty, 28 September 1918, of being absent without leave from midnight, 28 September until apprehended by Military Police in Bristol at 3:30 pm, 3 October 1918: awarded 7 days Field Punishment No 2 and forfeited 13 days' pay. marched in to Australian Infantry Base Depot, France, 22 November 1918. Found guilty, 28 November 1918, of being absent without leave from 9:00 pm, 26 November to 11:30 am, 27 November 1918: awarded forfeiture of 6 days' pay. Marched out to unit, 13 December 1918; taken on strength of 4th Bn in the field, 24 December 1918. Found guilty, 21 January 1919, of failing to comply with Guard orders: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No 2. Transferred to 1st Australian Motor Transport Company, 26 March 1919; transferred to 4th Australian Motor Transport Company, 2 April 1919; transferred to 2nd Australian Motor Transport Company, 23 May 1919; marched in to Sutton Veny Command Depot, England, 19 June 1919; marched out for demobilisation, 14 June 1919; on leave, 9 July 1919; marched in to Weymouth Command Depot, 11 July 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Barambah', 3 September 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 25 October 1919; discharged, 19 November 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 66 |
Place of burial | Fawkner Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BRIEN William |