Regimental number | 4800 |
Place of birth | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
School | St Charles College, South Africa |
Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Railway employee |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 175 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M Hitzeroth, c/o Mrs Burns, Lyall Street, Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Worked as a Station Foreman and Telegraphist before the war started. (details from wife) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Family/military connections | Nephew: Major James McCabe, Sydenham, Sydney, NSW |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Fate subsequently determined as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on file: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx at 5J90-43 to 5K0.2.51 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HITZEROTH Glynn Rupert
Red Cross file 1340906 |