Regimental number | 5315 |
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria |
School | Camberwell State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 21 Aberdeen Street, Auburn, Victoria |
Marital status | Widower |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Next of kin | Daughter, Mrs Beatrice Irene Fraser, 21 Aberdeen Street, Auburn, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Volunteers, Melbourne, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "He was so anxious to enlist that he put his age back ten years in order to become eligible, and it was never queried." (Details from daughter) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Albert, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 53 |
Place of burial | Warlencourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 3), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 95 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles August and Mary BIBER. Native of Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |