Regimental number | 2623 |
Place of birth | Bacchus Marsh, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Beamsman |
Address | Footscray, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, A D Louis, 103 Ryan Street, Footscray, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Naval Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Place of death or wounding | Amiens, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Footscray Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Plot B, Grave No. 620), Melbourne |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 178 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Adam and Helen LOUIS. Native of Bacchus Marsh, Victoria |