Regimental number | 7426 |
Place of birth | Uraidla, South Australia |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Marion Street, Glanville, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Grace Maud Aubert, Marion Street, Glanville, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Light Horse Brigade Train 4, Reinforcement 5 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/102/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 9030 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Company, Australian Army Service Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Found guilty, 27 February 1916, of ill-treating a horse, Serapeum: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 March 1916. [no details of service between 28 March 1916 and 20 January 1917]. Proceeded on leave to United Kingdom, 20 January 1917; rejoined unit, 9 February 1917. Detached to Divisional Train Headquarters, 22 September 1917; rejoined unit, 24 October 1917. Temporarily attached to 16th Company, Australian Army Service Corps, 22 May 1918; ceased to be attached, 7 August 1918. Temporarily attached to 17th Company, Australian Army Service Corps, 12 August 1918; detached to 22nd Australian Machine Gun Company, 30 August 1918; rejoined 17th Company, 8 September 1918. Rejoined 20th Company, 1 October 1918. Admitted to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station, 14 October 1918 (pyrexia of unknown origin); transferred to Ambulance Train, 15 October 1918; to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, 16 October 1918; embarked for England, 23 October 1918; admitted to Duchess of Connaught Canadian Red Cross Hospital, Taplow, England, 24 October 1918 (influenza); discharged to report to No 2 Command Depot, 1 November 1918; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 2 November 1918; marched out to No 1 Command Depot, 28 November 1918; marched in, 29 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia from England on board HT 'Bakara', 22 December 1918; disembarked Perth, 5 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit, influenza), 11 April 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, AUBERT Jack |