Regimental number | 72 |
Place of birth | Lake River, Tasmania |
School | Launceston Church Grammar School, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Launceston, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Harriett Mary Gatenby, Berean Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, Machine Gun Section |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 16), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Harriette GATENBY, 6 Berean Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |