Regimental number | 182A |
Place of birth | Wahalla, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | 111 Nanbury Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Miss L Darcy, 111 Nanbury Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Field Ambulance, C Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/46/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Ambulance |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 2 March 1915. Wounded in action, hit by shrapnel while carrying stretcher with patient back to the beach; projectile went through army, fracturing ulna, 13 May 1915 (compound fracture, ulna [elbow bone]). Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Ballarat', 5 July 1915; disembarked Melbourne, 6 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 11 April 1916. War service: 1 year 238 days (of which 277 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DARCY Leonard |