Regimental number | 1355 |
Place of birth | Buangor, Victoria |
School | State School |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Buangor, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, John A Nairn, Buangor, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Baghdaba, Sinai Peninsula |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 14), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Elizabeth and the late John Alexander NAIRN |
Family/military connections | First cousin: 3217 Pte William John NAIRN, 59th Bn, killed in action, 4 July 1918. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |