Regimental number | 2898 |
Place of birth | Eidsvold, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | Murrays Creek, Bundaberg, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 131 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Ernest Magnus Wuth, Mount Perry, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Bundaberg, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Light Horse Regiment, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Malwa on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Squadron |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 24 August 1916. Admitted to Isolation Camp, Moascar, 25 August 1916; rejoined 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, 23 September 1916. Transferred to 2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, Moascar, 6 October 1916. Admitted to 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 28 November 1916 (influenza); discharged, 2 December 1916. To Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 27 January 1917; rejoined unit, 19 February 1917. To Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 22 September 1917; qualified as range taker; rejoined unit, 4 October 1917. To be Lance Corporal, 13 November 1917. Detached to 7th Light Horse Regiment, 4 February 1918; rejoined 2nd Machine Gun Squadron, 7 March 1918. Wounded in action, Egypt, 17 July 1918; admitted to 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, 17 July 1918 (gun shot wound, left foot); transferred to 47th Stationary Hospital, 19 July 1918; to 31st General Hospital, 25 July 1918; to Convalescent Depot, Moascar, 9 September 1918; discharged, 16 September 1918; rejoined unit, 4 October 1918. To be Temporary Corporal, 7 November 1918. Promoted Temporary Sergeant, 14 November 1918. Reverted to Temporary Corporal, 7 December 1918. Promoted Temporary Sergeant, 18 February 1919. To be Sergeant, 18 May 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Madras', 28 June 1919; admitted to hospital at sea, 18 July 1919 (cold); discharged, 29 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 3 August 1919; discharged, 19 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname recorded incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as WURTH. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WUTH Ernest Magnus |