Regimental number | 5808 |
Place of birth | Eaglehawk, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | 60 Rutland Road, Box Hill, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.5 |
Height | 5' 4.25" |
Weight | 119 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S A Farnell, 60 Rutland Road, Box Hill, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the 48th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column 1, Reinforcement 11 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/89/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, Divisional Ammunition Column, Cairo, 15 November 1915, and posted to No 3 Section. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 2 April 1916. Transferred to 1st Field Artillery Brigade, 11 January 1917. and posted to No 2 Battery. Admitted to 6th Field Ambulance, 15 February 1917 (inconscious); discharged to duty, and rejoined unit, 16 February 1917. Proceeded on leave, 17 May 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 3 June 1917. Tried by Field General Court Martial, 18 February 1918, on charges of (1) when on Active Service drunkenness; (2) striking his superior Officer in the execution of his office: found Not Guilty on charge 1; Guilty on charge 2: awarded 72 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, 13 April 1918; discharged to duty, 25 April 1918 (no further details recorded). Found guilty, 12 July 1918, of (1) hesitating to obey an Officer; (2) insolence to a superior Officer: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. Marched in to Field Punishment Compound, 12 July 1918. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 3 February 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Suffolk', 12 April 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 5 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 28 July 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Macarthur Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FARNELL Howard Charles |