Regimental number | 5676 |
Place of birth | Burham England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Cooke, Burham, near Rochester, Kent, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Work near Proyart on 11-12 August 1918. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal 'On the 11th/12th August, 1918, during operations on the SOMME, near PROYART, this man, during the attack, undertook many dangerous journeys to advanced Headquarters across heavily shelled areas, and at times coming under heavy machine gun fire. He also showed great pluck and absolute disregard of danger in entering several enemy dugouts and ridding them of the enemy and preparing a suitable place for forward stations. In this way he was responsible for the capture of 8 prisoners and his action was a splendid example to the remainder of his comrades.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |