Regimental number | 2857 |
Place of birth | Barellan, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bushmans Home, Dubbo, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 9.75" |
Weight | 149 lbs |
Next of kin | Aunt, Mrs Hanna Packer, 10 Stanley Road, Fulham, England |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Dubbo, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 53rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/70/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps Details |
Fate | Discharged in London |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 25 October 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 March 1917; taken on strength, 53rd Bn, in the field, 5 April 1917. Wounded in action, 14 April 1917 (gun shot wound, left buttock; perforation of right eardrum); admitted to 1st London General Hospital, 21 April 1917; discharged on furlough, 24 May 1917, to report to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 8 June 1917. Married Mary Amelia BURTON, spinster, aged 28, The Register Office, Fulham, London, 2 June 1917. Promoted E[xtra]R[egimental] Corporal, 1 July 1917. Discharged in London (medically unfit), 16 December 1919. War service: 3 years 193 days (of which 3 years 53 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |