Regimental number | 1886 |
Place of birth | Armagh, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | Argents Hill, Nambucca River, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 4.75" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Calvert, 'Old Change', Knutsford Drive, Clifton Ville, Belfast, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | West Maitland, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 36th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Australian Dental Hospital |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked Sydney, 4 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, 29 October 1916. Board and classified 'C1', 17 December 1916. Married Mabel Gertrude Davidson at Cliftonville, Belfast, Presbyterian church, 30 January 1917. Found guilty, Durrington Camp, of being absent without leave, 6 pm, 28 January, to 3.30pm, 3 February 1917: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No 2; forfeited a total of 32 days' pay. Transferred to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 20 March 1917. Found guilty, Bulford, of being absent without leave, midnight, 22 November, to 2200, 28 November 1917: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 9 days' pay. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 9 January 1918. Granted leave without pay for business from 11 June to 11 November 1919 at Oldchange, Alliance Avenue, Belfast. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Themistocles', 22 December 1919; disembarked Sydney, 9 February 1920; discharged, 10 March 1920. Medal: British War Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Field of Mars Cemetery |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CALVERT James Murray |