Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia
23/06/1915-To 28th Battalion 2nd Reinforcements
7/11/1915-To Base Details Zeitoun Egypt
18/11/1915-To Advance Base Mudros Lemnos
29/12/1915-Joined Battalion Mudros Lemnos
10/01/1916-Disembarked Alexandria ex Lemnos
21/03/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
7/05/1916-Wounded in Action France ( Eye & Hands ) ex 6th Field Ambulance
9/05/1916-Admitted 26th General Hospital Etaples France
16/05/1916-Discharged to Base Depot France ex Hospital
24/05/1916-Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Wounded
30/05/1916-Appointed LANCE CORPORAL in the field France
29/07/1916-Reported MISSING IN ACTION France
29/07/1916-Reported Captured & taken PRISONER OF WAR- Interred Gottingen Germany
30/12/1918-Repatriated England ex Prisoner Of War Germany
3/02/1919-To No. 1 Command Depot Sutton Veny England
17/02/1919-Detached to Aust Army Pay Corps England at No. 1 Command Depot Sutton Veny
1/05/1919-Promoted ER/CORPORAL England
12/12/1919-Granted Extended Leave to Isle of Wight
22/01/1920-Embarked England for Australia per “Friedrichsruhe”
28/02/1920-Disembarked Fremantle
29/05/1920-Discharged from Service
PRISONER OF WAR- RED CROSS FILES SUMMARY
22/08/1916- List from Bureau of Security POW- ” At Lazarett Gottingen Hanover”.
25/06/1917- Extract from Letter – ” Prisoner of War- Interred Kriegs-lager Gottingen Hanover- I am just going to advise you of me leaving here for another camp which will be Langensalga Thuringen”.
11/07/1917- From German List- ” Prisoner of War- Transferred Langensalza from Gottingen “.
21/08/1917- From Bureau of Security Berne- Refer Postcard dated 12/07/1917- ” Prisoner of War- Transferred Soltau Z 3036 “.
7/01/1919- From AIF Headquarters London- Repatriated Prisoner of War- ” Arrived Ripon 30/12/1918 “.