Regimental number | 3475 |
Place of birth | Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Marrickville Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Porter |
Address | 19 Greenbank Street, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E Bagge, 9 Wise Street, Rozelle, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 35th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Agricultural Ground, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-Sur-La-Lys (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 2), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Susan Bagge, husband of Bessie Bagge, 'Tanilla', 28 Waterloo Street, Rozelle, New South Wales. Native of Marrickville, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to 55th Bn from 5th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 16 February 1916; joined 55th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Wounded in action, 20 July 1916. Died of wounds, No 14 Field Ambulance, 20 July 1916. Buried Sailly-sur-la-Lys Cemetery by Reverend W. Meredith Holliday, no date recorded. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BAGGE Robert Nelson |