Regimental number | 2569 |
Place of birth | Pontifract, Yorkshire, England |
School | Elemetary School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 30 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 273 Goulburn Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 39 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J Artist, Church House, Rattlesden, Suffolk, England |
Previous military service | Served for 12 years in the Suffolk Regiment, British Army. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 38 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 9), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 158 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Bathsheba ARTIST, Church House, Rattlesden, Suffolk, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 2nd Bn, Gallipoli, 4 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 28 December 1915. Admitted to Field Ambulance, Tel el Kebir, 2 January 1916; transferred to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh, 4 January 1916 (jaundice); transferred to Australian and New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 7 January 1916; discharged to duty and marched in to Australian Overseas Base, Ghezireh, 15 January 1916; rejoined 2nd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 21 January 1916. Transferred to 54th Bn, 14 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Promoted Lance Corporal, 1 March 1916. Found guilty, 13 June 1916, of neglect of duty: reprimanded. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Admitted to No 8 Field Ambulance, then transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 20 July 1916 (gun shot wound, abdomen). Died of wounds, No 2 Australian Clearing Station, 20 July 1916. Buried at Bailleul Cemetery Extension by Reverend A Hooper, 20 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ARTIST Philip |