Regimental number | 3687 |
Place of birth | Lidcombe, New South Wales |
School | Auburn Superior Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Cambridge Street, Lidcombe, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 116 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W Badger, Cambridge Street, Lidcombe, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in H Company, 39th Infantry Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III,Row I, Grave No 9), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Fanny and the late W.W. Badger, 'Smallheath', Cambridge Street, Lidcombe, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 4 April 1916. Taken on strength, 3rd Bn, in the field, 25 May 1916. Wounded in action, 22-27 July 1916 (gun shot wound, neck); admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 26 July 1916; transferred to England, 26 July 1916, and admitted to Beaufort War Hospital, Bristol, 27 July 1916; marched into No 1 Command Depot, 28 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 September 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, Belgium, 6 October 1916. On leave to United Kingdom, 26 October 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 12 November 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), 9 August 1918 (bomb wounds, abdomen); admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance, 9 August 1918, and died of wounds same day. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BADGER Arthur |