Regimental number | 6563 |
Place of birth | Nairne, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Amyton, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M J Gum, Amyton, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Mary Jane GUM |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3834 Lance Corporal Thomas Samuel GUM, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 4 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 27 September 1919; discharged (medically unfit: anaemia), Adelaide, 6 March 1918. Medal: British War Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 31 |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery (6 East 5), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GUM Stanley Sturt Edgar |