562 11th Bn.
Born North Melbourne, Victoria, CofE. Enlisted 18 August 1914, age 37, telephone linesman. Nok, wife, Elizabeth Jane Kelland, Napier St., Cottesloe. Embarked Fremantle 2 Nov 1914 per Ascanius. RTA 28 April 1915 per Suevic. Discharged 7 July 1915. Re-enlisted 13 February 1916 but declared medically unfit in December 1916.Service medals: 1914-1915 Star, BWM and VM