Regimental number | 6058 |
Place of birth | Woollahra, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Wheelwright |
Address | Veron Road, Bexley, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Height | 5' 7.75" |
Weight | 139 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Foote, Veron Road, Bexley, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Australian Field Artillery (15 years) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Marrickville, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Staff Sergeant (Wheeler) |
Unit name | Infantry Brigade 5, 15th Company, Army Service Corps |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/103/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Company, Australian Army Service Corps |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089 (31 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919). Recommendation date: |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row J, Grave No. 23), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Elizabeth Ann Adams FOOTE. Native of Sydney, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 March 1916. On leave to England, 23 November 1916; rejoined unit, 8 December 1916. Promoted Temporary Company Sergeant Major, 17 June 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 31 July 1917; rejoined unit, 12 August 1917. Promoted Company Sergeant Major (Warrant Officer Class II), 19 February 1917. Promoted Warrant Officer Class I, 24 September 1917. On leave to Paris, 31 December 1917; rejoined unit, 9 January 1918. On leave to Paris, 4 August 1918; rejoined unit, 13 August 1918. Admitted to no 5 Australian Field Ambulance, 18 October 1918 (pyrexia of unknown origin); transferred to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 20 October 1918. Died, No 3 Australian General Hospital, 25 October 1918 (broncho pneumonia). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FOOTE Charles James |