Regimental number | 1700 |
Place of birth | Gulnare, South Australia |
School | Jacka Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Yacka, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23.2 |
Next of kin | Father, H Foreman, Yacka, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 27.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Perth Cemetery (China Wall) (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. 19), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Jessie FOREMAN, Yacka, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 873 Pte David James FOREMAN, 43rd Bn, returned to Australia, 1 November 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FOREMAN Rupert Henry Duncan |