Regimental number | 5969 |
Place of birth | Curramulka, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Tarlee, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, H Bawden, Sandilands, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 24/4/16 - 10th Bn, 19th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 10th Bn, 15/12/16. Appointed Lance-Corporal, 16/6/17; temporary Corporal, 28/6/18. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot VII, Row I, Grave No. 14), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 58 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3591 Trooper David Rickaby BAWDEN, 1st Machine Gun Squadron, returned to Australia, 4 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |