Regimental number | 3455 |
Place of birth | Londonderry, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Commission agent |
Address | Hawthorne Street off Ipswich Road, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Lillian Allen, Hawthorne Street off Ipswich Road, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 21 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 27 March 1916. joined 25th Bn, 8 June 1916. Wounded in action, 29 July 1916 (bomb wound, right thigh), and admitted to 1st Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 44th Casualty Clearing Station, and thence to Ambulance Train; to England, 2 August 1916, and admitted to East Leeds War Hospital, 3 August 1916; transferred to No 3 Australian Auxiliary hospital, Dartford (date not recorded); discharged on furlough, 13 October 1916, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 28 October 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 3 February 1917; rejoined Bn, 9 February 1917. Admitted to 6th Field Ambulance, 12 March 1917 (influenza); transferred to Divisiional Rest Station, 12 March 1917; 1/1 Midlands Casualty Clearing Station, 21 March 1917; to 11th Stationary Hospital, 27 March 1917; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 29 March 1917; to Base Depot, 2 April 1917; rejoined Bn, 20 April 1917. Attached to 7th Machine Gun Bn, 21 April 1917; rejoined 25th Bn, 4 July 1917. Admitted to 5th Australian field Ambulance, 17 July 1917 (debility); transferred same day to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station; to 2nd General Hospital, Havre, 21 July 1917; discharged to Base Details, 22 July 1917. Transferred to England, 15 August 1917 (age and rheumatism); marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 16 August 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 27 September 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 18 November 1917, for overland travel to Brisbane; discharged, Brisbane, 21 December 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |