| Regimental number | 6965 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Southampton, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Stone cutter |
| Address | Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Next of kin | Friend, Thomas Dent, Clifford Street, Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Claimed prior service, no details, with notation 'unlikely to become efficient'. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: enlisted at Cootamundra, New South Wales. Embarked from Sydney, 9 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 9 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France via Folkestone from 1st Training Bn, 25 April 1917; taken on strength, 1st Bn, 14 May 1917. Found guilty, 27 September 1917, on being absent without leave from 9 am until 9.45 pm, 26 September 1917: awarded forfeiture of 7 days' pay and confinement to barracks for 7 days: total pay lost - 8 days. To hospital, sick, 15 December 1917; invalided to England, 30 December 1917; admitted to Beaufort War Hospital, Bristol, 1 January 1918. Released from hospital, 8 January 1918, and granted furlough until 25 January 1918, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny. Found guilty of being absent without leave from noon, 2 April, to noon, 3 April 1918: awarded forfeiture of 2 days' pay and confinement to barracks for 4 days. Admitted to hospital with ingrown toenail, 29 April 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 10 July 1918; marched in to Australian Infantry Base Depot, Le Havre, 12 July 1918; rejoined 1st Bn in the field, 16 July 1918. Invalided to England, 27 August 1918, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Stourbridge, Birmingham (sinovitis, right knee, result of accidental injury). Discharged from hospital and granted furlough from 28 September until 12 October 1918. Contracted syphilis from a London protitute while on furlough; discharged from 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 11 November 1918, after 3 days' venereal disease treatment. Commenced return to Australia on board 'City of York', 14 January 1919; contracted jaundice on board transport and admitted to ship's hospital, 21 February 1919 (condition regarded as 'aggravated by service'). Disembarked in Sydney, 5 March 1919; discharged, 10 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Died of self-inflicted wounds while intoxicated, Weetangera Road Workmen's Camp. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 41 |
| Place of burial | St John's Churchyard (Section A, Row 7, Grave No. 311: no headstone), Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
