Regimental number | 4695 |
Place of birth | Mount Gambier, South Australia |
School | Public and HIgh School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Traveller |
Address | North Terrace, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, Richard Gavens, North Terrace, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in Volunteers; Light Horse and Scottish Company. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Acting Sergeant |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Heilly, France |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 101 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Catherine GAVENS. Native of Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother, died 4 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |