Place of birth | Port Germein, South Australia |
Religion | Church of Christ |
Occupation | Civil engineer |
Address | Forestville, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs A M Carmichael, c/o Mrs E Mobsby, 85 Victoria Street, Forestville, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the South Australian Scottish; disbanded. |
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Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | Special Draft, AIF Officers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 34/13/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
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War service Embarked Melbourne, 28 February 1918; disembarked Liverpool, England, 20 April 1918, and marched in to 1st Training Bn, Sutton Veny. On Command, School of Instruction, Kandahar Barracks, 11 May 1918; marched in to 1st Training Bn from School of Instruction, 2 July 1918. Marched in to 1st Training Brigade, Sutton Veny, 28 January 1919. Proceeded overseas to France (date not recorded); marched in to Australian Intermediate Base Depot, 20 February 1919, and marched out to 5th Australian Division. Taken on strength, 32nd Bn, in the field, 24 February 1919. Detached to 30th Bn under amalgamation for demobilisation, 12 March 1919. Proceeded to United Kingdom for Non-Military Employment, 30 March 1919. Granted leave with pay and subs, 9 April-9 July 1919 (Non-Military Employment: steel work, Dorman Long & Co, Middlesborough); leave extended, 10 July-30 September 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 1 November 1919; appointment terminated (discharged), Adelaide, 5 January 1920. Medal: British War Medal |
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