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Bert HEAD

Regimental number2250
Place of birthCharters Towers, Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.10
Height5' 10"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs I. Head, 12 Addis Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Enlistment date14 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 October 1916
Place of enlistmentKalgoorlie, Western Australia
Unit nameLight Trench Mortar Battery, 7th Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollBomber
Unit from Nominal Roll1-5 Divisional Trench Mortar Battery
FateReturned to Australia 15 February 1918
Discharge date26 April 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Llanstephan Castle', 15 February 1918; discharged (medically unfit: disordered action of the heart), Perth, 26 April 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on Embarkation Roll. Occupation variously given as labourer or machine fitter.
SourcesNAA: B2455, HEAD Bert

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