Regimental number | 2116 |
Place of birth | Bombala, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Compositor |
Address | 159 Union Street, Newtown, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 124 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Baldwin, 159 Union Street, Newtown, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A63 Karoola on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 25 April 1915. Taken on strength, 53rd Bn, 14 February 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 156 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 1st Bn, Gallipoli, 4 August 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 28 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, of being absent from Camp from Tattoo, 23 January, to 1330, 25 January 1916: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 3 days' pay. Transferred to 53rd Bn, 13 February 1916; taken on strength, 53rd Bn, 14 February 1916. On Command, School of Instruction, 1 April 1916; rejoined Bn, 12 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 23 June 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 12 June 1916. Reported missing in action, 19 July 1916. Court on Enquiry, in the field, 2 September 1917, confirmed fate as 'killed in action', 19 July 1916. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BALDWIN Eric Victor |