Regimental number | 562 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Assayer |
Address | Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Height | 5' 7.75" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs Margaret Whitelaw Adam, 247 Bath Street, Glasgow, Scotland |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in 1st LRV; 3.6 years in 1st DRVMI: resigned. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 1 Divisional Train (1 to 4 Coys Army Service Corps) October, 1914 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, 13 August 1915 (not yet diagnosed); transferred to Ras el Tin Convalescent Home, 16 August 1916; discharged to Base, 15 November 1915. Found guilty, 24 November 1915, of leaving his Guard at 12 noon and not returning till 1 pm: awarded 168 hours' detention. Proceeded to join Western Frontier Force, Matruh, 8 December 1916. Transferred to 1st Pioneer Bn, 17 March 1916; taken on strength, 1st Pioneer Bn, 17March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 2 April 1916. Appointed 2nd Lieutenant and Divisional Gas Officer, 25 July 1916; temporary Lieutenant, 11 September-9 December 1916. Admitted 2nd Australian Field Ambulance, 27 November 1916 (chronic alcoholism), and transferred to New Zealand Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train, 30 November 1916, and admitted to 14th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 30 November 1916 (debility); discharged to duty, 11 December 1916. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 13 February 1917; arrived 14 April 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 28 May 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 46 |