Regimental number | 762 |
Place of birth | Bayswater, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 4.25" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, Charles Bambury, Bayswater, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 15), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Herriet Reiter (formerly Bambury), Lance Creek, Victoria. Native of Bayswater, Victoria. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Proceeded to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 30 August 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, ex-Mudros, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). To hospital, 18 January 1916; admitted to No 4 Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 19 January 1916 (mumps); transferred to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 8 February 1916 (rheumatism); to Red Cross Hospital, Montazah, 17 February 1916; discharged, 3 April 1916. Taken on strength of 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, from 6th Training Bn, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on B.103, 'presumed buried No Man's Land approx 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BAMBURY Jacob |