Regimental number | 2421 |
Place of birth | Sweden |
Age on arrival in Australia | 25 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Jeweller |
Address | 'Knutsford', Mont Albert Road, Canterbury, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Friend, Mr Joseph Whalby, 'Knutsford', Mont Albert Road, Canterbury, Victoria |
Previous military service | American Navy |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 57th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/74/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 49), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 165 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Adopted son of Joseph adn Isabella WHALLEY, Mont Albert Road, Canterbury, Victoria. native of Sweden |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |