Regimental number | 3905 |
Place of birth | Camperdown, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Horse breaker |
Address | Gnotuk, Camperdown, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Ernest Bamford, Gnotuk, Camperdown, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets (Compulsory Military Training scheme). |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21.7 |
Place of burial | Eterpigny Communal Cemetery Extension (Row A, Grave No. 2), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 115 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph Ernest and Emma Elizabeth BAMFORD. Born at Camperdown Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |