Regimental number | 3408 |
Place of birth | Helsingfors, Finland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | c/o A Pelly, Coogee Street, Mt Hawthorn, Leederville, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Alfred Pelly, Coogee Street, Mount Hawthorn, Leederville, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment, 29th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/15/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
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Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Embarked from Fremantle, 30 June 1917; marched in to Isolation Camp, Moascar, 6 August 1917. Marched out to 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, 6 September 1917. Transferred to 10th Light Horse Regiment, 26 September 1917. Admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 18 September 1918 (malaria); transferred to Rest Camp, 14 October 1918; taken on strength, 10th Light Horse Regiment, 30 November 1918.Detached to Australian Mounted Division Headquarters, 5 December 1918, and attached as orderly, 2nd Signal Squadron; returned to 10th Light Horse Regiment, 8 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Oxfordshire', 10 July 1919; disembarked Western Australia, 4 August 1919; discharged, 31 October 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |