Regimental number | 6211 |
Place of birth | Moonah, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Tregear Street, Moonah, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Jane Dean, Tregear Street, Moonah, Tasmania |
Previous military service | 93rd Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 8th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/27/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Company Engineers |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Victoria Cross (Altered to Distinguished Conduct Medal) Work near Cerisy on 8 August 1918. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For marked gallantry and devotion to duty during the operations on 8 August, 1918, near Cherisy, east of Corbie. When troops on the left were held up by a machine gun nest, he and Sapper Campbell dashed several hundred yards across the open under intense fire, and caused the enemy to surrender with their two machine guns.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 20 Date: |