Regimental number | 1545 |
Place of birth | Toton, Derbyshire, England |
School | Gerard Street Secondary School, Derby, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | c/o John Spouse, Rose Valley , Narrogin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 4.25" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Edmond Hallam, 2 Orchard Street, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England |
Previous military service | Served for three years in Territorial Force, Cheshire Division, British Army. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Narrogin, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | At Sea |
Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 68), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 113 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edmund and Sarah HALLAM, 2 Orchard Street, Long Eaton, England. Native of Toton, Derbyshire |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 4 September 1915. Admitted to the 7th Field Ambulance (dysentery), Gallipoli, 17 October 1915; transferred to the 16th Casualty Clearing Station (enteritis), Gallipoli, 20 October 1915; died of illness, Hospital Ship 'Nevasa', 24 October 1915; buried at sea. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HALLAM Edmund John |