Regimental number | 2459 |
Place of birth | Maryborough, Victoria |
School | Maryborough State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Ironworker |
Address | 87 Kent Street, Richmond, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Uncle, G Barnes, 87 Kent Street, Richmond, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 12 months in the 55th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 19), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Selina Agnes WILLIAMSON |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 8th Bn, Anzac, Gallipoli, 23 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, Serapeum, 24 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on Red Cross File No 240503 : 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BARNES Hurtle Edgar
Red Cross File No 240503 |