Regimental number | 360 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Swellendan, Cape Province, South Africa |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 17 Castle Street, Capetown, South Africa |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | 'de facto' wife, Miss Ernestine LaSueur c/- Mr H.D.Longden, 32 Byron Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
Previous military service | Mounted Infantry Bechuanaland Field Force, 1897; South African Constabulary |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Squadron Quartermaster Sergaent |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A10 Karroo on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Quartermaster Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Egypt |
Place of burial | Chatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row H, Grave No. 160), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 May 1915. Admitted to HS 'Gascon', 30 July 1915 (diarrhoea); admitted to 21st General Hospital, Alexandria, 2 August 1915 (enteric); reported dangerously ill, 3 August 1915. Died of disease, 26 August 1915 (dysentery); bureid, 27 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Age at death | 35 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GOTT Arthur Hulme |