Regimental number | 3839 |
Place of birth | Thebarton, South Australia |
School | Currie Street School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Brassfinisher |
Address | Eastwood, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 114 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs M Tyrrell, Anges Street, Eastwood, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Senior Cadets; transferred to 74th Regiment, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 10 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 19.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 8), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 145 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George John and Elizabeth FOREMAN |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 3334 Pte George Thomas Raymond FOREMAN, 48th Bn, killedin action, 7 August 1916; 6437 Pte Frank Edward FOREMAN, 27th Bn, killed in action, 10 June 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 30 October 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 27 December 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 April 1918; taken on strength, 48th Bn, in the field, 6 April 1918. Killed in action, 8 July 1918. Buried in Vaux Cemetery; subsequently re-buried in Villers Bretonneux Cemetery. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FOREMAN Cyril William Ernest |