Regimental number | 2600 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Cue, Victoria |
Other Names | Priestman, Alan |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Katamatite, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 127 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Miss Evelyn Priestman, Avenue Road, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 3 weeks in the 53rd Bn, Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir, 15 May 1916 (enteritis); transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 19 May 1916 (dysentery); to Ras el Tin Convalescent Depot, 22 May 1916; rejoined unit, 9 July 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 August 1916; marched into 5th Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, France, 11 September 1916; taken on strength, 32nd Bn, in the field, 30 September 1916. Admitted to 5th Field Ambulance, 1 November 1916 (not yet diagnosed, and transferred same day to 36th Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 16 November 1916 (myalgia); discharged to No 2 Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 26 November 1916; admitted to 6th General Hospital, Rouen, 26 November 1916 (myalgia); transferred to England, 30 November 1916, and admitted to American Women's War Hospital, Devonport, 1 December 1916 (myalgia: slight); discharged on furlough, 16 January 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 7 February 1917. Admitted to Military Hospital, Tidworth, 19 June 1918 (influenza); discharged to Depot, 26 June 1918. By sworn declaration assumed the true name of 'Alan Priestman', 27 February 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 23 July 1919; discharged, 3 November 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | True name: Alan PRIESTMAN; Evelyn PRIESTMAN was his sister; both parents dead. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DRINKWATER Jack |