Regimental number | 12283 |
Place of birth | Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 172 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, T Falls, 208 Old Park Road, Belfast, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Reinforcement 14 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
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Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front . Taken on strength, No 4 Section, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Cairo, 29 February 1916; transferred to 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, 7 March 1916; taken on strength, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt, 8 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 4 April 1916. Joined Base Depot, Etaples, France, 11 April 1916. Taken on strength, No 4 Section, Divisional Ammunition Column, France, 16 June 1916. Mustered as Driver, France, 21 July 1917. On Command to Trench Mortar School, France, 1 October 1916; rejoined unit, 16 October 1916. To England on leave, 13 August 1917; rejoined unit, 13 August 1917. Wounded in action, Belgium, 9 October 1917; remained on duty. To England on leave, 19 March 1918; rejoined unit, 6 April 1918. To Divisional Trench Mortar Office, Belgium, 20 October 1918; rejoined unit, 1 November 1918. Found guilty, 11 February 1919, of being late on parade, 10 February 1919; awarded 1 day's Field Punishment No 2. Marched out from Belgium for return to Australia, 28 March 1919; arrived Havre, France, 3 April 1919; marched into England, 4 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia, from Devonport, on board HT Soudan, 12 May 1919; disembarked, Fremantle, 21 June 1919; discharged, Perth, 13 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FALLS Joseph |