Regimental number | 3940 |
Place of birth | Kojonup, Western Australia |
School | Muradup State School, Kojonup, Western Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Kojonup, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, H Larsen, Minadup Farm via Kojonup, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | London Cemetery and Extension (Plot I, Row F, Grave No 26), Longueval, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 80 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Originally listed as 'No known grave', and name inscribed on the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux; body subsequently discovered some 20 years after his death, and interred at Longueval. Parents: Henry and Catherine LARSEN, Kojonop, Western Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |