Regimental number | 2871 |
Place of birth | Birkenhead, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
School | Renmark Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Loxton, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Lucy Slater Fox, Loxton, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Malwa on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Asdud, Palestine |
Age at death | 19.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Gaza War Cemetery (Plot XVIII, Row B, Grave No. 2), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 180 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred Middleton and Lucy Slater FOX, Overland Corner, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 8773 Corporal Harold BURCHELL, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, died of disease (gassed), 19 October 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |