Regimental number | 461 |
Place of birth | Adamstown , New South Wales |
School | Adamstown State School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 3rd Street, Adamstown, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Love, 3rd Street, Adamstown, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Bailleul, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 42), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Margaret LOVE, corner of Third and Wood Streets, Adamstown, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 11 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Wounded in action (gun shot woud, head), 12 July 1916, and admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, and then transferred to 8th Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 12 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LOVE William |