Regimental number | 6 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Donnybrook Victoria |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Station Street, Moreland, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | W J Letch, Station Street, Moreland, Victoria |
Previous military service | 19th Signal Troop Army Engineers |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 1st Signal Troop (1st Light Horse Brigade) |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/19/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A10 Karroo on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Flying Corps |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: LH2 Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 30169, 6 July 1917; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 174, 11 October 1917. Recommendation date: Military Cross Recommendation date: Military Cross Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Not awarded. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Ramleh War Cemetery (Row AA, Grave No. 21), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 188 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and James LETCH, Littlewood Street, Hampton, Melbourne |
Medals |
Military Cross Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |