Place of birth | Inverness Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Address | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 45 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Agnes B Wisdom, Bank of Adelaide, London, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Major |
Unit name | 5th Infantry Brigade Headquarters |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Colonel |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Second Supplement No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089 (31 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917). |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Medals |
Distinguished Service Order Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 129 Date: Order of Danilo - 3rd Class (Montenegro) Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 133 Date: Commander of the Order of the Bath Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 Date: Commander of the Order of St Michael & St George Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Distinguished Service Order, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |