Regimental number | 8538 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Queensport, Brisbane, Queensland |
School | Breakfast Creek State School, Queensland |
Religion | Brethren |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Ascot, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 135 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E J Window, Franz Road, Ascot, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Moreton Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Australian General Hospital, 13th Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Ambulance |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 3111 Pte Benjamin Edward WINDOW, 2nd Field Ambulance [no details of fate entered on Nominal Roll]; 19420 Pte Norman Francis WINDOW, Australian Army Medical Corps, died of disease, 26 October 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 3rd Field Ambulance, Serapeum, 6 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 23 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 30 March 1916. Found guilty, 16 April 1916, of conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline in that he fell out of parade without permission: awarded 2 days' confined to barracks with 1 hour's pack drill daily. Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, 18 May 1916 (pyrexia unknown origin); transferred to Divisional Rest Station, 18 May 1916; to 1st Field Ambulance Divisional Rest Station, 20 May 1916; rejoined unit, 23 May 1916. Found guilty, Sailly, 17 June 1916, of leaving equipment in an untidy state: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks. Found guilty, 24 August 1916, of being absent without leave from 1900 to 2000, 22 August 1916: awarded 2 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to 12th Casualty Clearing Station, 19 September 1916 (influenza); transferred to 35th General Hospital, Calais, 28 August 1916; to 7th Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 11 October 1916; to Divisional Rest Station, 18 October 1916; taken on strength, 12 Field Ambulance, 24 November 1916; transferred to 2nd Field Ambulance, 28 December 1916. Wounded in action, 4 May 1917 (gun shot wound, head), and admitted to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station; transferred same day by Ambulance Train and admitted to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, 4 May 1917; transferred to England, 14 May 1917, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 15 May 1917; discharged to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 25 July 1917; marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Perham Downs, 18 August 1917; to Australian Army Medical Corps Details, Parkhouse, 31 August 1917; proceeded overseas to France, 18 October 1917; rejoined unit, 20 November 1917. Appointed Driver, 24 February 1918; reverted to Private, 28 March 1918. Admitted to 1st Divisional Rest Station, 20 June 1918 (pyrexia unknown origin); rejoined unit, 21 June 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 1 November 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 21 November 1918. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 19 February 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Plassy', 17 March 1919; arrived Melbourne, 30 April 1919, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged, 30 June 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II as Q67077, Warrant Officer Class II: enlisted Brisbane, Queensland, 28 October 1940; discharged, 3 April 1944. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 84 |
Place of burial | Nundah Cemetery, Queensland |