Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of Christ |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 113 Mueller Road, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 125 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Henry William Lilley, 113 Mueller Road, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Aerved in the Army Medical Corps Field Ambulance, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | Australian Army Medical Corps, July 1916 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/99/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Promotions |
Lieutenant Promotion date: 2nd Lieutenant Promotion date: |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Proceeded overseas to France, 12 October 1916. Taken on strength, 12th Field Ambulance, in the field, 30 October 1916. Transferred to 4th Division Headquarters, 27 November 1916; taken on strength, 29 November 1916. Promoted Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 29 November 1916. Joined 5th Officers' Cadet Bn, Cambridge, England, 7 April 1917. Appointed 2nd Lieutenant, 4 August 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 8 August 1917; taken on strength, 13th Bn, in the field, 23 August 1917. Promoted Lieutenant, 4 November 1917. Wounded in action, 20 June 1918 (gun shot wound: fractured right tibia), and admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 5th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 28, 23 June 1918, and admitted to 2nd Red Cross Hospital, Rouen, 24 June 1918; transferred to England, 1 July 1918, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 2 July 1918 (gun shot wound, right leg: severe); transferred to Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 30 September 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Marathon', 6 November 1918; disembarked Fremantle, 24 December 1918; appointment terminated (discharged), Perth, 1 April 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. See 1243 Alan Bruce LILLEY for first period of service. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LILLEY Alan Bruce |