Regimental number | 3230 |
Place of birth | Talbot, Victoria |
School | State School, Maryborough, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Maryborough, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, A Backway, Hope Street, Maryborough, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Bernafay Wood British Cemetery (Row J, Grave 59), Montauban, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 42 |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 14 Corporal Albert James BACKWAY, 39th Bn, killed in action, 28 January 1917; 5648 Pte Clarence Edward BACKWAY, 46th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 September 1919. |