Regimental number | 20310 |
Place of birth | Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
School | Paddington Public School, Paddington, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 161 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Charles Hallett, 86 Foster Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Field Engineers and St George's Rifle Regiment (6.5 years) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 1st Field Squadron Engineers, September 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/36/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Canberra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd AMD |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Idness, Damascus |
Age at death | 31.4 |
Place of burial | Damascus British War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 30), Syria |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth HALLETT |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine. Embarked Sydney, 16 November 1917; disembarked Suez, Egypt, 21 December 1917, and marched into Reinforcement Camp, Moascar, the same day. Marched into Engineer Training Unit, Moascar, 22 January 1918. Proceeded to unit, 6 February 1918; taken on strength of 2nd Field Squadron, Belsh, 7 February 1918. Detached to Officer's School, Kelab, 2 March 1918; rejoined unit, 22 March 1918. Admitted to Australian Divisional Rest Station, Damascus, 18 October 1918 (broncho pneumonia). Died, German Hospital, Damascus, 18 October 1918 (broncho pneumonia). Buried by Chaplain H.K. Gordon, Damascus West Military Cemetery, 19 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HALLETT William George |