| Regimental number | 3073 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Jullundur, India |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Seaman |
| Address | 134 St Kilda Road, Elwood, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs A Charteris, Oxford Street, Maylands, Western Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
| Fate | Discharged in consequence of desertion |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: enlisted, 7 July 1915. Appointed Acting Corporal, 1 August 1916. Embarked from Melbourne, 29 September 1915. Admitted to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt, 10 November 1915 (synovitis); date of discharge from hospital not recorded. Taken on strength, 5th Bn, and reverted to ranks, 7 January 1916. Promoted Corporal, 18 January 1916.Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 1 February 1916 (colic). Transferred to 57th Bn, Serapeum, 17 February 1916. Discharged from hospital, 19 February 1916. Promoted Sergeant, Ferry Post, 27 February 1916. Admitted to hospital, Ferry Post, 30 March 1916; discharged from hospital and rejoined 57th Bn, 4 April 1916. Embarked from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles,23 June 1916. Admitted to 90th Field Ambulance, 28 October 1916 (debility); transferred to Convalescent Rest Station, 29 October 1916; to Convalescent Camp, Rouen, 6 November 1916; to 6th General Hospital, Rouen, 17 November 1916 (laryngitis); to Voluntary Aid Hospital, England, 27 November 1916. Marched in to No 2 command Depot, Weymouth, 2 January 1917; to Infantry Draft Depot, Perham Downs, 29 March 1917. tQualified as an Instructor, Bombing School, Lyndhurst, 16 April 1917. Found guilty, 4 August 1917, of being absent without leave from midnight, 30 July, to 9.15 am, 3 August 1917: severely reprimanded and forfeited 4 days' pay. Found guilty, 17 October 1917, of at Sandhill, conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline in that he did obstruct the Military Police in the execution of their duty; (2) Conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline in that he did neglect to produce his paybook: severely reprimanded. Found guilty, 29 November 1917, of at Sandhill Longbridge, conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline in that he removed a live bomb from Brigade Store without authority: admonished. Absent without leave from Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge, 30 January 1918. Declared in illegal absentee from 30 January 1918 by a Court of Inquiry held at Longbridge Deverill, 21 February 1918. Discharged from the AIF in consequence of desertion, 1 April 1920. Forfeited all medal entitlements. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 63 |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
