Regimental number | 14080 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Isle of Wight, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Louisa Mary Adams, Clifton Road, Wy-Yung, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 15th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/34/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Squadron Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: marched in to Divisional Troops Depot, Tel el Kebir, Egypt, 9 July 1916. Marched out to 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, 24 July 1916. Transferred to Field Squadron, Moascar, 26 August 1916; taken on strength, 1st Field Squadron Engineers, Romani, 26 August 1916. Admitted to 21st General Hospital, Port Said, 23 November 1916 (foreign body in eye); transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 27 November 1916. Rejoined 1st Field Squadron Engineers, El Arish, 16 February 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 13 March 1917. Reverted to Sapper at own request, 14 October 1917. Appointed Driver, 19 November 1918. Marched out to Details Camp, Moascar, and reverted to Sapper at own request. Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board 'Port Sydney', 5 March 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 17 April 1919; discharged, 25 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 61 |
Place of burial | Cremated: ashes interred at Springvale Crematorium (Agonis Garden, Bed 2, Rose 18), Melbourne, Victoria |