Regimental number | 3840 |
Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Painter |
Address | 34 Rose Street, Armadale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 2.5" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, E Meginess, 34 Rose Street, Armadale, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Fate | No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 15), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 59th Bn, tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 30 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presumed to be Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MEGINESS Frank |