Place of birth | Channel Islands |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Librarian |
Address | Davies Road, Claremont, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Annie Collett, Claremont, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
30 Officers and 982 Others embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A11 'Ascanius' on 29 June 1915, 12 Others embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A36 'Thirty Six' on 12 July 1916. Embarkation records do not identify who went on which ship. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Colonel |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Companion of the Order of the Bath (altered to Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St.George) 'Work at Pozieres.' Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Distinguished Service Order Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 Date: CMG Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: |