Regimental number | 3378 |
Place of birth | Grovedale near Geelong, Victoria |
School | Grovedale State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Belmont PO, Belmont, Geelong, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 7.25" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, H Jasper, Belmont, Geelong, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 14), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 165 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Herman and Harriet JASPER, Belmont, Victoria. Native of Grovedale, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 3564 Pte F. JASPER MM, 5th Division Train, returned to Australia, 9 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to, and proceeded to 59th Bn from 2nd Training Bn, Zeitoun, 26 February 1916; taken on strength of 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Transferred to 58th Bn, 15 March 1916; taken on strength of 58th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 1 September 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on B.103, 'Buried in vicinity of Fleurbaix'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JASPER Bernard |