Topic: AIF - 5B - ICC
ICC, AIF
Imperial Camel Corps
Embarkation Roll, June 1917 Reinforcement Canberra Group
SS Canberra
Imperial Camel Corps, AIF, June 1917 Reinforcement Canberra Group, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board SS Canberra on 16 November 1917.
The SS Canberra weighed 7,707 tons with an average cruise speed of 16.5 knots or 30.55 kmph. It was owned by the Australian Steamships Ltd (Howard Smith), Melbourne.
The ensuing individual soldier's embarkation information contains the following details:
Rank on embarkation;
Full name of the soldier
Declared age of the soldier;
The last occupation held;
The last address as a civilian;
Enlistment Date; and,
Fate.
Finding more about a service person.
Embarkation Roll
3476 Private Cecil James ACKLAND, a 21 year old Plumber from Lewisham, New South Wales. He enlisted on 30 April 1917; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 22 December 1918.
3559 Private Sylvester Bayliss ALLEN, a 19 year old Motor mechanic from Wollongong, New South Wales. He enlisted on 8 September 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 27 June 1919.
3539 Private George BAILLIE, an 18 year old Patternmaker from Dulwich Hill, New South Wales. He enlisted on 24 May 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 24 July 1919.
3540 Private Frank Darnell BARKLAY, a 39 year old Station hand from Stanmore, New South Wales. He enlisted on 13 February 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 January 1919.
3543 Private Arthur Edward BROWN, a 23 year old Labourer from North Richmond, New South Wales. He enlisted on 9 June 1917; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 11 April 1918.
3478 Private Cecil Robson BROWNING, a 26 year old Farmer from Uralla, New South Wales. He enlisted on 19 April 1917; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 11 April 1918.
3555 Private Henry Percival BUTLER, a 22 year old Carpenter from Burrowa, New South Wales. He enlisted on 14 September 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 2 August 1919.
3541 Private Allan Walter CAMPBELL, a 36 year old Wool broker from Greenwich, New South Wales. He enlisted on 23 April 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 18 February 1919.
3480 Private Henry Charles Mumford CANT, a 23 year old Labourer from Dingo Creek, Bogan Flats, New South Wales. He enlisted on 23 May 1917; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 23 December 1918.
3557 Private Donald CARNEY, a 25 year old Labourer from Abercrombie, New South Wales. He enlisted on 11 September 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 20 July 1919.
3481 Private Patrick CARR, a 35 year old Labourer from Redfern, New South Wales. He enlisted on 21 May 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 26 January 1919.
3479 Private Edgar COLLINS, an 18 year old Station hand from Coogee, New South Wales. He enlisted on 18 April 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 4 March 1919.
3536 Private Victor George COSTIN, an 18 year old Law clerk from Marrickville, New South Wales. He enlisted on 24 May 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 24 July 1919.
3485 Private Thomas Henry DASEY, a 22 year old Engine driver from Inverell, New South Wales. He enlisted on 1 June 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 24 July 1919.
3487 Private John Tristan DAVIS, a 27 year old Farmer from Windsor, New South Wales. He enlisted on 9 June 1917; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 14 April 1918.
3486 Private Claude Frederick DIND, a 29 year old Station hand from Mosman, New South Wales. He enlisted on 4 June 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 13 March 1919.
3552 Private Thomas DUCE, a 21 year old Labourer from Coonamble, New South Wales. He enlisted on 11 September 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 13 March 1919.
3484 Private Allan Ernest DUTTON, a 20 year old Labourer from Leeton, New South Wales. He enlisted on 24 April 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 13 March 1919.
3483 Private Leslie Reginald DUTTON, an 18 year old Labourer from Leeton, New South Wales. He enlisted on 24 April 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 26 July 1919.
3482 Private Walter Reuben DWYER, a 21 year old Labourer from Bundarra via Tingha, New South Wales. He enlisted on 2 May 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 15 June 1919.
3490 Private David Henry EDDY, a 39 year old Labourer from Bathurst, New South Wales. He enlisted on 24 April 1917; and subsequently Died of Disease, 12 October 1918.
3491 Private Leslie Wilfred EDWARDS, a 19 year old Dental mechanic from Glen Innes, New South Wales. He enlisted on 20 June 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 17 July 1919.
3489 Private William Alfred EVANS, an 18 year old Loco Cleaner from Manly, New South Wales. He enlisted on 9 June 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 24 July 1919.
3495 Private Arthur Henry GARDNER, an 18 year old Clerk from North Sydney, New South Wales. He enlisted on 7 August 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 24 July 1919.
3494 Private Allan GRAY, a 21 year old Deckhand from Manly, New South Wales. He enlisted on 22 May 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 13 March 1919.
3497 Private Ernest Alfred HARPER, an 18 year old Storeman from Waverley, New South Wales. He enlisted on 22 May 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 27 June 1919.
3496 Private George HARRIMAN, a 21 year old Labourer from Parkes, New South Wales. He enlisted on 1 May 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 26 July 1919.
3498 Private Keith JAY, an 18 year old Carrier from Camperdown, New South Wales. He enlisted on 10 April 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 9 April 1919.
3551 Private Thomas Harry JONES, a 24 year old Shearer from Taree, New South Wales. He enlisted on 24 September 1917; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 14 April 1918.
3561 Private John Walter KEEGAN, a 24 year old Horse driver from Leichhardt, New South Wales. He enlisted on 25 September 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 13 March 1919.
3560 Private Leslie Joseph KENNEDY, a 27 year old Grocer from Randwick, New South Wales. He enlisted on 16 April 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 24 July 1919.
3501 Private Robert Joseph LEDWIGDE, a 31 year old Painter from Paddington, New South Wales. He enlisted on 3 May 1917; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 24 July 1918.
3504 Private John Heber MASTERS, a 22 year old Storeman from Granville, New South Wales. He enlisted on 8 June 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 24 July 1919.
3505 Private Henry Newman McGRATH, a 33 year old Farmer from Cambewarra, New South Wales. He enlisted on 11 July 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 17 July 1919.
3502 Private Edwin Jnr MITTENDORF, a 19 year old Water baler from Lake Macquarie via Newcastle, New South Wales. He enlisted on 2 May 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 26 July 1919.
3503 Private David MUIR, a 24 year old Mercer from Glen Innes, New South Wales. He enlisted on 2 June 1917; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 28 March 1918.
1713 Private Thomas MURRAY, a 39 year old Engine driver from Newtown, New South Wales. He enlisted on 28 September 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 24 July 1919.
3542 Acting Sergeant Sanford Leroy NELSON, a 36 year old Traveller from Sydney, New South Wales. He enlisted on 2 May 1917; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 30 August 1918.
3549 Private William Aloysius O'ROURKE, a 19 year old Clerk from Ashfield, New South Wales. He enlisted on 25 August 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 15 June 1919.
3509 Private Donald PATIENCE, a 22 year old Labourer from Leichhardt, New South Wales. He enlisted on 21 May 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 26 July 1919.
3554 Private Frank PETHER, a 38 year old Grazier from Sydney, New South Wales. He enlisted on 12 September 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 24 July 1919.
3510 Private Percy Bernard PIKE, a 30 year old Butcher from Canterbury, New South Wales. He enlisted on 5 June 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 2 January 1919.
3511 Private John William PINCHAM, an 18 year old Labourer from East Sydney, New South Wales. He enlisted on 16 April 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 26 July 1919.
3512 Private Robert Alexander REID, a 19 year old Driver from Camperdown, New South Wales. He enlisted on 7 May 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
3515 Private Owen Norman RICHARDSON, a 30 year old Labourer from Kelvin via Gunnedah, New South Wales. He enlisted on 2 June 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 16 March 1919.
3513 Private Thomas RINE, a 21 year old Labourer from Warren, New South Wales. He enlisted on 4 May 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 20 September 1919.
3516 Private Peter Aloysius RYAN, a 35 year old Dentist from Holbrook, New South Wales. He enlisted on 16 April 1917; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 24 July 1918.
3558 Private Claude Frederick SAUNDERS, a 36 year old Farmer from Binya, New South Wales. He enlisted on 2 October 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 27 January 1919.
3519 Acting Corporal George Alfred Offley SMART, a 23 year old Teacher from Upper Burragorang via Picton, New South Wales. He enlisted on 21 May 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 January 1919.
3525 Private Herbert Henry SMART, an 18 year old Station hand from Hornsby, New South Wales. He enlisted on 18 April 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 24 July 1919.
3548 Private Frederick Walter SMITH, a 29 year old Clerk from Adelaide, South Australia. He enlisted on 14 May 1917; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 23 December 1918.
3520 Private Thomas Leonard SMITH, a 21 year old Grocer from Bankstown, New South Wales. He enlisted on 16 May 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 26 July 1919.
3521 Private William SMITH, a 42 year old Labourer from Richmond, New South Wales. He enlisted on 9 June 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 20 July 1919.
3517 Private William Pestell SOPER, a 24 year old Farmer from Cambewarra, New South Wales. He enlisted on 30 April 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 18 December 1919.
3524 Private Christopher George STARKEY, a 25 year old Hairdresser from Menangle, New South Wales. He enlisted on 17 August 1917; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 30 August 1918.
3518 Private Roberts STEVENS, a 36 year old Accountant from Tempe, New South Wales. He enlisted on 14 May 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 20 July 1919.
3527 Private Alexander Stewart THOMAS, an 18 year old Student from Roseville, New South Wales. He enlisted on 30 April 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 24 July 1919.
3528 Private Claude THOMPSON, a 24 year old Labourer from Balmain, New South Wales. He enlisted on 22 May 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
3544 Private Frederick Thomas VIDLER, a 25 year old Hairdresser from Bexhill, Richmond River, New South Wales. He enlisted on 4 June 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 24 July 1919.
3553 Private William Peter Roy WALKER, a 19 year old Labourer from Granville, New South Wales. He enlisted on 30 April 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 16 January 1919.
3536 Private Leo Ernest WALTER, an 18 year old Teacher from Grafton, New South Wales. He enlisted on 16 April 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 26 July 1919.
3532 Private Arthur WARD, a 43 year old Cellarman from Marrickville, New South Wales. He enlisted on 23 May 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 January 1919.
3546 Private Whyllie WATSON, a 22 year old Baker from Newton, New South Wales. He enlisted on 28 November 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 15 March 1919.
3534 Private Patrick Vincent WHEELER, a 23 year old Farmer from Baan Ban, New South Wales. He enlisted on 4 June 1917; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 26 August 1918.
3535 Private Percy Innes WHEELER, a 22 year old Farmer from Baan Ban, New South Wales. He enlisted on 4 June 1917; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 22 July 1918.
3529 Private Lawrence Adrian WHITE, an 18 year old Grocer from Wagga, New South Wales. He enlisted on 25 April 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 24 July 1919.
3533 Private Richard Harold Laurie WHITEHOUSE, a 24 year old Farmer from Tamworth, New South Wales. He enlisted on 19 April 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 13 March 1919.
3530 Private James Thomas Ernest WHITTON, an 18 year old Labourer from Barraba, New South Wales. He enlisted on 23 April 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 24 July 1919.
3531 Private George WRAY, a 29 year old Labourer from Toowong, Queensland. He enlisted on 22 May 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 13 March 1919.
3545 Private Roy YORKE, a 23 year old Station hand from Lorn via West Maitland, New South Wales. He enlisted on 15 May 1917; but disembarked at Fremantle and subsequently was Discharged in Australia, 22 December 1917.
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Sources Used:
National Archives Service File.
Embarkation Roll, AWM8, Class 10, Light Horse.
Nominal Roll, AWM133, Nominal Roll of Australian Imperial Force who left Australia for service abroad, 1914-1918 War.
Collected Records of Steve Becker.
Acknowledgement: Many thanks to Steve Becker who provided much of the raw material that appears in this item.
Further Reading:
Imperial Camel Corps, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: Imperial Camel Corps, Embarkation Roll, June 1917 Reinforcement Canberra Group
