Regimental number | 2811 |
Place of birth | Somersetshire, England |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Bricklayer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 143 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, B Cabble, Keinton Mandeville, Somersetshire, England |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Territorial Force, South Wales. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Discharged |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 8th Bn, Gallipoli, 7 December 1915. Disembarked Akexandria, 7 January 1916. Taken on strength, 1st Pioneer Bn, Serapeum, 13 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 2 April 1916. Admitted to 17th Casualty Clearing Station, 18 September 1916 (perforated tympanic membrane); transferred to 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 20 September 1916; discharged to Base Details, 21 September 1916. Admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 26 October 1916 (bronchitis); transferred to England, 31 October 1916 (exophthalmic goitre), and admitted to Dover Hospital; discharged on furlough, 1 November 1916, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham. 16 November 1916. Discharged in England (permanently unfit for War Service at Home or Abroad goitre), 8 February 1917. War service: 1 year 247 days Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Father's address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Kempton, Mandeville, Somersetshire, England. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CABBLE Edwin Benjamin |