Regimental number | 14712 |
Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Cabinet maker |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20.6 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Richard Birt, Broadmeadows Road, Hamilton West, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Army Service Corps, Citizen Military Forces: demobilised; previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of varicocele. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Australian Army Service Corps, 28th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Divisional Train |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 31 October 1917; disembarked Devonport, England. Proceeded overseas to France, 31 May 1918; taken on strength, 3rd Divisional Train, in the field, 17 July 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Prinz Hubertus', 3 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 26 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 19 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BIRT Cecil Roy |