Regimental number | 281 |
Place of birth | Uralga, Spain |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Melbourne GPO, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 139 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Boniface Navas, Santiago, Chili, South America |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Pioneer Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/15/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Medic', 24 August 1918; discharged (medically unfit: debility), Melbourne, 28 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 48 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 9, 4271), Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, NAVAS Leopold Martines |