Regimental number | 2929 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Somerton via Tamworth, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Prospect Corner, Somerton, via Tamworth, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H Wilkinson, Prospect Corner, Somerton, via Tamworth, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Attestation Form states Goodooga, New South Wales, as place of birth. War service: taken on strength, 4th Bn, Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt, 6 January 1916. Transferred to 56th Bn, 16 February 1916. Detached to School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 1-13 April 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked, Marseilles, 29 June 1916. Wounded in action, 1 November 1916 (gun shot wound, left shoulder); transferred to England, 9 November 1916, and admitted to Norfolk War Hospital. Transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 27 November 1916. Granted furlough, 2-17 February 1917, to report to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Euripides', 30 January 1918; disembarked Melbourne for onward travel by rail to Sydney; discharged, 8 May 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Place of burial | Tamworth Cemetery, New South Wales |