Regimental number | 4311 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Mackay, Queensland |
True Name | ENGLISH, Michael Joseph |
School | Mackay State School, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Optician |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26.3 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs M Regan, Gold Street, Mackay, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, France |
Age at death | 30 |
Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row B, Grave No. 14), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 59 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Ellen ENGLISH; husband of Irene ENGLISH, Bridge Street, Lithgow, New South Wales. Native of Mackay, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Brisbane, 3 January 1916; disembarked Alexandria, 19 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 4 April 1916. Joined 9th Bn, Steenwercke, 14 May 1916. Wounded in action, 22 August 1916 (gun shot wound, left arm); admitted to 1st Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 24 August 1916. Died of wounds, 5 September 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Listed martial status as single. Statutory declaration, 22 April 1916, by Irene ENGLISH, Lithgow, New South Wales: claimed to be the wife of William ENGLISH and the mother of their 4-month-old daughter. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, INGLIS William |