Regimental number | 3679 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Locksley, Victoria |
School | Locksley State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Locksley, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Akers, Locksley, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 20 |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 141 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Catherine AKERS. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3002 Pte Joseph AKERS, 7th Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917; Cousin: 2516 Lance Corporal Charles Alfred AKERS, 35th Bn, killed in action, 13 October 1917. |