Regimental number | 2026 |
Place of birth | Menstone-in-Wharfedale, England |
School | Grammar School, Ilkey, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 16 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Orchardist |
Address | Launceston, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Maria Lincey, Deviot, West Tamar, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served in his School Cadet Corps. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Age at death | 21 |
Place of burial | Berks Cemetery Extension (Rosenberg Plateau) (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 2), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis and Maria LINCEY, Launceston |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |