Regimental number | 6551 |
Place of birth | Murchison, Western Australia |
School | State School, Dongarra, Western Australia |
Other training | Light Horse about 1900 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stockman |
Address | Nannine, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs W Nairn, Dongarra, Western Australia |
Previous military service | In England received distinction of crossed rifles for shooting and passed in bombing school. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XL, Row A, Grave No. 3), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 63 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William John and Sarah Ann NAIRN; husband of Winifred Margery Nairn, Dongarra, Western Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |