Place of birth | England |
School | Ovingdean and Worcester, England |
Other training | Officer in Mercantile Marine, P and O Coy. |
Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 'Valala', 16 Essex Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Laura Jane Gill, 'Valala', 16 Essex Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Royal Garrison Artillery as Lieutenant. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Rennighelst |
Age at death | 35 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 113 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (marble tablet) in St John's Anglican Church, Fremantle, Western Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the glory of God. The Choir Vestry was erected A.D. 1922 in grateful memory of the men from this parish who gave their lives for God and King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919. "Their name liveth for evermore."' |
Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and good work when in charge of Battalion Scouts. On one occasion he cut wire to within five yards of an enemy post,and then successfully withdrew his party. On another he guided an assaulting party up to the point in the enemy trenches selected for a raid.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 176 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Cross,British War Medal, Victory Medal |