Regimental number | 801 |
Place of birth | Tavistock, Devonshire, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Railway Hotel, Barcaldine, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 176 lbs |
Next of kin | Mr J S Williams, Galveston Ranch, Galveston, USA |
Previous military service | Served in Remington's Guides, Transvaal, South Africa, and in the Devonshire Regiment (time expired). |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, G Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 Omrah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Proceeded from Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 2 February 1915. Wounded in action, 25 April 1915 (hip). Admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 26 May 1915; to Overseas Base, Mustapha, 3 August 1915; to Australian & New Zealand Base, Mudros West, 28 August 1915. Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant, Advanced Base, Mudros, 11 December 1915. Attached to Overseas Base, Serapeum, Egypt, after withdrawal from Mudros (general Gallipoli evacuation), 7 January 1916. Admitted to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 15 May 1916; transferred to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 12 June 1916 (rheumatism). Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Clan McGillivray', 10 July 1916; disembarked Sydney (date not recorded); discharged (medically unfit), 8 September 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |