Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Bexley, New South Wales |
School | Kogarah High School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Other training | Technical College |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Ashtonville, Denmore Street, Bexley, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, J. Marshall, Ashtonville, Denmore Street, Bexley, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 38th Brigade, Kogarah, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular |
"He joined as a compulsory trainee and worked himself up. Left Australia on the 17 March 1915 as a 2nd Lieutenant. Saw service at Gallipoli, Egypt and took part in various big battles in France." Details from Jane Francis Ashton, (aunt), Windsor Forest Road, Penshurst, Sydney, New South Wales |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Suffered wounds at Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave 19), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 161 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William John and Jane Francis MARSHALL, Windsor Forest road, Penshurst, New South Wales. Native of Bexley, Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin: John Ashton |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |