Regimental number | 3349 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Mt Pleasant State School, VIC and Working Men's College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | Clifton Hill, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M M Gentles, 124 Humffray Street South, Ballarat East, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served with the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was an enthusiastic soldier and enlisted on reaching the age of 18 years. He was an amateur musician of great ability also a very promising baritone singer. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Albert, France |
Age at death | 19.10 |
Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 44 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Margaret GENTLES (Formerly MARTIN), 124 Humffray Street South, Ballarat East, Victoria, and the late James MARTIN |