Regimental number | 948 |
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
School | State School, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | 45 Davidson Street, North Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Agnes Sneddon, 10 O'Grady Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Won Military Medal with 23rd Battalion at Pozieres Ridge, 28 July 1916. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 23.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Bologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. 151), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 99 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Agnes LOUDON, 88 Collins Street, Thornbury, Melbourne. Native of Glasgow, Scotland |
Medals |
Military Medal 'At POZIERES on 4th August, 1916. For conspicuous gallantry in a bomb attack in the enemy trenches in which he succeeded in killing the crew of a machine gun and damaging the gun which had been causing us casualties.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2857 Pte James LOUDON, 23rd Bn, returned to Australia, 12 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |