Regimental number | 4324 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 100 Keightley Road, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Russell Webb, 100 Keightley Road, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets Corps and South Australian Infantry. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A6 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *date of fate 19th to 20th |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 10), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 54th Bn from 1st Training Bn, Zeitoun, 16 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19/20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19/20 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1890506: 'No trace Germany. Cert by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Statement, 4270 Pte A.C. CAMERON, 54th Bn (patient, 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, England), 9 October 1916: 'He was alright after the attack on that date [19-20 July 1916] at Armentieres, fir (sic) he came up and spoke to me as I lay wounded in the trench, when it was over on the 20/7/16. I don't know what happened after, I was taken away to the Dressing Station, the Germans were bombarding the trench.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MACLAREN WEBB Phillip Mark
Red Cross file 1890506 |