Regimental number | 514 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carter |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Clara Mudgadeen, Leonora, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Helena Vale, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 16th Bn, Gallipoli, 13 June 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 30 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Taken on strength, 4th Machine Gun Company, Tel el Kebir, 9 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France,9 June 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 20 August 1916. Promoted Corporal, 29 December 1916. Reported missing in action, Reincourt, 11 April 1917; subsequently reported Prisoner of War; interned Limburg, Germany. Repatriated; arrived England, 26 December 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Khyber', 31 March 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 23 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Perth, 22 July 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Next of kin surname incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as Muggadun. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WINDOW Allan |