Regimental number | 247 |
Place of birth | Hatternhoe nr Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England |
School | County School Hatternhoe nr Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England |
Other training | Upholsterer and carpet planner |
Age on arrival in Australia | 26 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | 50 West Street, Dunstable Bedsfordshire, England |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, Edwin Janes, 50 West Street, Dunstable, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He came from Aus in May 1915 to Egypt - went into the Dardanelles campaign served through that to the end of the campaign - left with the rest of them on the evacuation Suvla Bay - went back to Egypt and then transferred to France (one of the last to leave Suvla Bay). |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Ration Farm Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row F, Grave No. 50), La Chapelle d'Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 157 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edwin and H. JANES, 112 West Street, Dunstable, England |