Regimental number | 2121 |
Place of birth | Walhalla, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Tram conductor |
Address | 'Pootillah', Leicester Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 1.25" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Miss L Free, Leicester Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Commemoration details | Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Victoria |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 20 October 1915; disembarked Melbourne, 22 November 1915; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, head; paralysis, left leg), Melbourne, 28 March 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | Preston Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CAUSON Ernest Alfred |