Regimental number | 1944 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Moffatt Street, Ipswich, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 131 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs L B Fittock, Moffatt Street, Ipswich, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years, Senior Cadets (Area 10B); 6 months, No 2 Company Engineers, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined Bn at Gallipoli,. Wounded in action, 7 August 1915 (gun shot wound, upper left calf), and admitted to 39th Field Ambulance, and transferred to 41st Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to HS 'Delta', 8 August 1915, and transferred to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh, 12 August 1915. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Beltana', 17 September 1915; discharged (medically unfit), 16 February 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Second given name entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as Rowlings. See 3035 for second period of service. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FITTOCK Edwin Rawlings |