Regimental number | 2327 |
Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria |
School | Footscray State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Kongwak, Gippsland, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, William K Armstrong, Braeside, Kongwak, Gippsland, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 9), Grass Lane, Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr. W.K. and Mrs E.J. ARMSTRONG, Kongwak, Victoria. Native of Footscray |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2328 Pte Francis Andrew ARMSTRONG, 59th Bn, returned to Australia, 27 September 1917. |