Regimental number | 3821 |
Place of birth | New South Wales |
School | Cottesloe State School, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Loco cleaner |
Address | 76 Jenkin Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Smith, 76 Jenkins Street, South Fremantle, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board RMS Mongolia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, row H, Grave No. 26), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 62 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John James and Ellen HILL, 'Roeland', Thompson Road, North Fremantle, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 606 Sergeant Arthur COOLAHAW, 28th Bn, died of wounds, 9 November 1917; 161 Pte William Walter STAPLETON, 28th Bn, killed in action, 26 March 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |