Regimental number | 600 |
Place of birth | Fremantle, Western Australia |
Other Names | David |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Jarrahdale, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Maria Clarke, 191 Brown Street, East Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 6 March 1915. Taken on strength, 28th Bn, 16/4/15. Appointed Lance Corporal, 21/9/15. Mortally wounded, 30/5/16. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 11), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 112 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Town: Jarrahdale, Western Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria with Bn for Gallipoli, 4 September 1915; appointed Temporary Lance Corporal, 21 September 1915; appointed Lance Corporal, 21 September 1915; evacuated Gallipoli for Mudros and then proceeded to Alexandria, 10 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join British Expeditionary Force, 16 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 21 March 1916. Wounded in action, France, 30 May 1916 (gun shot wound, head); admitted to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, 30 May 1916; died of wounds, 7.30 am, 30 May 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BARNETT Charles |