Regimental number | 2789 |
Place of birth | Elsternwick, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Steward |
Address | Moorabbin, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 131 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J Bastin, South Road, Moorabbin, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 5 July 1915. Taken on strength, 59th Bn, 15 March 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 19 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 15), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 8th Bn, Anzac, 7 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to 60th Bn, 22 February 1916; taken on strength of 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 15 March 1916; taken on strength of 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916. Admitted to No 8 Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 18 April 1916 (ingrown toenails); discharged, and rejoined 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Found guilty, 12 July 1916, of conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline while being a soldier on Active Service, in that he in the field, 7 July 1916, he was insolent to Sergeant W.H, Hunt: award, severely reprimanded. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on B.103, 'presumed buried in No Man's Land approx at 5J9143 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BASTIN William James Arch |