Regimental number | 2815 |
Place of birth | Denver, Colorado, USA |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Boatbuilder |
Address | Vernon Street, Nundah, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elinor Jeanette Clark, Vernon Street, Nundah, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 6 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/16/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2815A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Brisbane, 21 October 1917; disembarked Plymouth, 10 January 1917; marched into Pioneer Training Bn, Larkhill, 11 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 April 1917; taken on strength, b4th Pioneer Bn, 16 May 1917. Allotted Regimental No 2815A (date not recorded). Admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance, 31 August 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 31 August 1917; to Ambulance Train No 38, 1 September 1917; to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 2 September 1917; to 2nd Convalescent Depot, 16 September 1917. Admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 8 July 1918 (pyrexia); transferred to 47th Casualty Clearing Station, 8 July 1918; to 36th Ambulance train and admitted to 6th General Hospital, Rouen, 12 July 1918; to England, 23 July 1918, and admitted to 5th Southern General Hospital, Portsmouth, 25 July 1918 (trench fever); to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 28 August 1918; discharged on furlough, 28 August, to report to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 11 September 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Morvada', 4 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 20 February 1919, for onward travel by ship to Sydney; discharged, 9 April 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |