Rank: Private
Service: Private
Unit: 2 Infantry Battalion
Branch Category: 12 Reinforcements
Conflict: WW1
Victory Medal, Artillery and Band Badge.
WW1 Victory Medal, Artillery Badge, Band Badge. The Victory Medal was authorised in 1919 to commemorate the victory of the Allied Forces over the Central Powers. The Victory Medal was awarded to prescribed classes of persons who entered a theatre of war on duty between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. Australians were awarded the medal issued by Great Britain.
Australian Army – Musician/Band Master Trade Badge
WW1 Royal Australian Artillery hat badge
Birth: 12 November 1887
Place of Birth: Kempsey NSW
Place of Enlistment: Liverpool NSW
Enlistment date: 14 July 1915
Date of Embarkation: 30 December 1915
Place of embarkation: Sydney
Ship Embarked On: HMAT Medic A7
Occupation: Labourer
Age at embarkation: 29
Next of kin: Mother, Mrs E Hudson.
Fate: Returned to Australia 17 March 1917
Date of death: 9 August 1955
References:
aif.adfa.edu.au