Regimental number | 6215 |
Place of birth | Cromer England |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Orchardist |
Address | Henry Street, Horsham, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Amis, 19 West Street, Cromer, Norfolk, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Outtersteene Communal Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 20), Bailleul, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 45 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs Harry AMIS, 19 West Street, Cromer, Norfolk, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 11 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 16 October 1916. Found guilty, Perham Downs, 10 November 1916, of being absent without leave from midnight, 6 November, to 4 pm, 7 November 1916: awarded forfeiture of 4 days' pay; forfeited a total of 5 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 13 December 1916; taken on strength, 6th Bn, 17 December 1916. Wounded in action, 20 April 1917 (gun shot wound, left arm); admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance and thence to 9th Casualty Clearing Station, 21 April 1917; to Ambulance Train No 16, 27 April 1917, and admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 28 April 1917; transferred to England, 30 April 1917, and admitted to 1st Birmingham War Hospital, 1 May 1917. Transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 30 May 1917; discharged on furlough, 6 June 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 17 June 1917. Marched in to Overseas Training Depot, Perham Downs, 10 July 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 8 August 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 26 August 1917. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 3 November 1917 (laryngitis), and transferred same day to 1st Australian Division Rest Station; discharged to duty and rejoined unit, 9 November 1917. Admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance, 19 January 1918; transferred same day to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train, 20 January 1918, and admitted same day to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne (trench fever); transferred to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 25 January 1918; to Australian Infantry Base Depot, Havre, 24 February 1918; rejoined unit, 13 March 1918. On leave to United Kingdom,18 March 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 5 April 1918. Killed in action, 14 May 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Will named mother as Mrs Annie PERKINS, 19 West St, Cromer, Norfolk, England |