Regimental number | 7516 |
Place of birth | St Kilda Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Avoca, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Guardian, G T Laing, Riversdale, Avoca, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/6 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 13), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 47 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Kildonan Presbyterian Homes for Children Roll of Honour ('For God King & Country), Museum Victoria, Melbourne. Foster son of Mary LAING, 37 Oxley Road, Glenferrie, Victoria. Native of Melbourne |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |