Regimental number | 3781 |
School | State School, Burwood, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Market gardener |
Address | Bath Road, Burwood, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, W Bath, Bath Road, Burwood, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Acting Sergeant |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Two letters found in his knapsack from his Captain and Major at Etapes had recommended him for a commission (information from father). |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XXIV, Row H, Grave No. 14), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 95 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Agnes Caroline BATH, Bath Road, Burwood, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |