Regimental number | 379 |
Place of birth | Robertson New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Motor engineer |
Address | Mudgee, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Friend, John Heron, 26 Falcon Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Mining Corps 1, Company 1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Electrical & Mechanical Mining Company |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Medals |
Meritorious Service Medal 'For great gallantry and devotion to duty. He has been in charge of forward line power stations for 15 months and in times of emergency has always shown strong initiative and has kept power supplied to the underground systems under extreme conditions. At Winchester mine system he maintained over 1 mile of open cable along the front line, and electric pumps underground. When our system broke into the enemy mine system the workings became flooded resulting in loss of life. In 2 hours his staff had 500 yards of mains laid and an electric pump working.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 110 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Meritorious Service Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |