Regimental number | 7073 |
Place of birth | Nagambie, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 6' 1" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Minnie Toohey, Nagambie, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in Cadets and the Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Nagambie, Victoria |
Unit name | Light Horse Brigade Train 3, Reinforcement 8 (12th Company, Australian Army Service Corps) |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 9-10 OJune 1916. Wounded in action, 25 September 1916 (gas shell); admitted to 55th Casualty Clearing station, 26 September 1918; transferred to 6th General Hospital, Rouen, 27 September 1918; to England, 1 October 1918, and admitted to 2nd Southern General Hospital, Bristol, 2 October 1918; discharged from hospital, 18 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Aeneas', 18 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 5 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gas and dyspnoea), 30 March 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Fawkner Cemetery |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BERETTA Joseph |