Regimental number | 5253 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Motor mechanic |
Address | 4 Turner Street, Balmain, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 4.75" |
Weight | 113 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. D. Wise, 4 Turner Street, Balmain, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
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War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 1 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 2 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force [date not recorded]; disembarked Marseilles, France, 17 May 1916. Admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 23 May 1916 (influenza). Admitted to 1st Field Ambulance, 1 July 1917 (eye test); transferred same day to 1st Australian Division rest Station; discharged to duty and rejoined unit, 7 July 1917. Admitted to hospital, 20 August 1917; rejoined unit, 21 August 1917 [no further details recorded]. To Summer Rest Camp, 27 August 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 12 September 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 27 September 1917. Wounded in action, 4 October 1917 (shrapnel wound, right foot, neck and wrist), and admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to 10th Casualty Clearing Station. Transferred to 20th General Hospital, Camiers, 5 October 1917; to England, 13 October 1917, and admitted to 2nd Birmingham war Hospital, 14 October 1917 (multiple gun shot wounds); transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 28 November 1917; discharged to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 3 December 1917; admitted to Military Hospital, Fovant, 19 December 1917 (gun shot wound, foot); discharged to No 3 Command Depot, 2 February 1918; marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 27 March 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ruahine', 12 May 1918 (gun shot wound, right foot); disembarked Sydney, 5 July 1918; discharged, Sydney (medically unfit), 29 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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