Regimental number | 6371 |
Place of birth | Drik Drik, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Drik Drik via Heywood, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, T Lightbody, Drik Drik via Heywood, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Lihons, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | Fouquescourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 9), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 53 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Drik Drik Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Thomas (d. 30 April 1925, aged 82; bu. Drik Drik Cemetery) and Ellen (d. 29 February 1928, aged 78; bu. Drik Drik Cemetery) LIGHTBODY, Drik Drik, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |