Returned ANZACs,
Territory ANZACs,
First World War, 1914-1918,
Place of birth
Saltcoats (Scotland),
Place of enlistment
South Australia,
Date of enlistment
1917-02-05,
Occupation
Medical practitioner,
Service
Australian Imperial Force,
Unit
2nd Australian Stationary Hospital. Australian Army Medical Corps,
Rank
Captain,
Next of kin
Irene isabella - Wife ; 19 Augyusta St. Maylands, S.A.,
Date of death
1986-12-04,
Place of death
Adelaide (S.A.),
Place of burial
Ernabella Mission Station (S.A.),
Cultural heritage
Scottish,
Biographical notes
He first came to the Territory in 1934, and was still actively involved with the Aboriginal Advancement League until the 1970's. (Source: N.T. Dictionary of Biography.),
History
Embarked from Adelaide on HMAT A6 'Clan Maccorquodale' 5 February 1917. Served in Egypt during the Battle of Gaza. Returned to Australian 11 July 1917.,
Subject
World War, 1914-1918,
Northern Territory,
Australia. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps,
History,
ANZAC,
Related links
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=3525322,
http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/items/ACCNUM_LARGE/RCDIG1067625%5CRCDIG1067625--293-.JPG,
http://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/nominal_rolls/first_world_war/page/R1557893/,
http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/awm4/10/10/,
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/26220474,
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/5981629,
http://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/nominal_rolls/first_world_war/page/R1557893/ [Nominal Roll],
http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/awm4/10/10/ [Unit War Diary],
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=3525322 [Service Record],
http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/items/ACCNUM_LARGE/RCDIG1067625%5CRCDIG1067625--293-.JPG [Embarkation Roll],
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/26220474 [The Aborigines of Darwin and the tropic North : an investigation by Charles Duguid. Adelaide : Aborigines Advancement League, 1951.],
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/5981629 [Northern Territory Dictionary of Biography edited by David Carment. Casuarina, N.T. : NTU Press, 1990-1996.],