Regimental number | 5758 |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Ellena Street, Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 8.25" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs L Antcliffe, Ellena Street, Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Member, Commonwealth Rifle Club |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Reinforcement 11 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, Divisional Ammunition Column, Cairo, 12 November 1915, and posted to No 2 Section. Transferred to Divisional Ammunition Dump, Serapeum, 9 February 1916. Transferred to 21st Howitzer Brigade, Serapeum, 10 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 25 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 1 April 1916. Transferred to 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, 15 June 1916. Wounded in action, 7 August 1916 (gun shot wounds, left arm left leg, chest); transferred to England, 13 August 1916, and admitted same day to 1st Eastern General Hospital; transferred to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 29 December 1916; marched in to Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery, Larkhill, 28 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 March 1917; marched out to 1st Anzac Salvage Corps, 4 April 1917; attached to 1st Australian Division Salvage Company, 7 April 1917. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 17 April 1917 (dhobic itch), transferred same day to 13th Field Ambulance, and then to Divisional Rest Station; to 56th Casualty Clearing Station, 25 April 1917; to Ambulance Train No 16, 27 April 1917, and admitted to 10th General Hospital, Rouen, 28 April 1917 (tinea); transferred to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 12 May 1917; discharged to Base Depot, 28 May 1918; rejoined unit, 15 June 1917. On leave to England, 3 October 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, Belgium, from leave, 15 October 1917. On leave to Paris, 15 January 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 20 January 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 19 October 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 4 November 1918. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 24 February 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Boonah', 20 April 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 8 June 1919; re-embarked on board 'Sardinia'; disembarked Sydney, 11 June 1919, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 6 August 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as AUTCLIFFE; on National Archives website as ANTCLIFF. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ANTCLIFFE Henry Herbert |