Regimental number | 2650 |
Place of birth | Corowa, New South Wales |
School | Rushworth State School, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Hatter |
Address | St Kilda, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, G Mapleback,16 Dalgety Street, St Kilda, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot XXVII, Row F, Grave No. 7A), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 47 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Ellen MAPLEBACK. Native of Corowa, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Father: 9406 Sapper George MAPLEBACK, 4th Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 13 March 1918; Brother: 1956 Pte John Joseph MAPLEBACK MM, 4th Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 20 October 1918. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |