Regimental number | 110 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Central State School, Dana Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 17 Windermere Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Homer, Coolgardie PO, Coolgardie, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2557 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 11), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 164 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Catherine HOMER, 67 Bunting Street, Burnley, Victoria. Native of Ballarat, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Returned from Gallipoli. Re-enlisted as 2557, PTE, 57th Bn, 5th Reinforcement, and embarked from Melbourne, 25 September 1916, on board HMAT A9 'Shropshire'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |