Regimental number | 5372 |
Place of birth | Kilmore, Victoria |
School | Kilmore Catholic College, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Train examiner |
Address | 150 Pelham Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 7.25" |
Weight | 149 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, B Durkin, Sydney Street, Kilmore, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Murdered |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | St John Churchyard (Row B, Grave No 18), Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Bartholomew and Clara DURKIN |
Other details |
Admitted to 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, 8 May 1916; transferred to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Cairo, 15 June 1916; discharged, 15 August 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 100 days. Embarked Alexandria, 27 August 1916; disembarked England (date not recorded). Proceeded on furlough, 14 September 1916; reported back to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, from furlough, 30 September 1916; marched into 2nd Training Bn, No 3 Camp, Perham Downs, 30 October 1916. Appointed Acting Corporal, 24 October 1917. Found dead in Lewis Gun Hut, No 2 Camp, 27 November 1917; buried in Sutton Veny Churchyard, 1 December 1917. Coroner's Court held at Military Hospital, Sutton Veny, 29 November 1917, returned a verdict of death by a self-inflicted wound during a period of temporary insanity. Several days later 'a soldier in the adjoining hut made a report inculpating [296A Acting Corporal V.] Asser', who was subsequently tried by Civil Court at the Assizes, Devizes, found guilty of murder, and subsequently hanged on 5 March 1918. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DURKIN Joseph Harold |