Regimental number | 3094 |
Place of birth | Fitzroy, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Camel-driver |
Address | Oodnadatta, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Bruce Wilson, Oodnadatta, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Transferred to 2nd Pioneer Bn, 10 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 26 March 1916. Admitted to 1st Australian Field Ambulance, 9 May 1916 (haemorrhoids); discharged 7th Casualty Clearing Station, 10 May 1916; transferred by Ambulance Train No 13 to No 13 Stationary Hospital, 12 May 1916; embarked for England, 15 May 1916; admitted to hospital, London (trachoma: no further details). Transferred to 2nd Tunnelling Company while invaliding in England, 14 July 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Southampton on board HT 'Karoola', 16 October 1916; disembarked Melbourne, 2 December 1916; discharged, Adelaide (medically unfit), 17 January 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DUNCAN Alexander Sinclair |