Regimental number | 12334 |
Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria |
School | Eastern Road State School, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 200 Park Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Ellis, 200 Park Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | 13th Australian Army Medical Corps; Served in the Cadet and Citizen Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Field Ambulance 10 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/53/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Field Ambulance |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Record of SportJunior Cadet Shooting Matches, Williamstown, 1907.Best young shot under 12 years of age. Also one of the team of five shots Winners of the Cumming Shield. Winnder of 3 Gold, 4 Silver Medals and Watch.Foot Racing, 1913, Victoria2nd in Army Championship 100 yardsSenior Cadets 51st Battalion Infantry Silver Medal.England, 19161st in Army Championships, Sailsbury Plains 100 yards. Time Recorded 9 4/5 Also on the same day was 1st 220 yards Prize Engraved Watch.2nd in Boxing. Middleweight Championship on Board Troopship S.S. Runic Silver Trophy, 1916.I have above Trophies now in my possession." Details from Mother. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 21.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Kandakar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 13), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 183 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Norman SIDNEY and Elizabeth Jane ELLIS, 204 Park Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Arnold Bartram, died of wounds 13th May, 1917Cousin: Raymond Bartram, killed 7th June, 1917. Cousin: Reginald Bartram, killed 4th October, 1917Cousin: April Bartram, invalided home |