Regimental number | 6065 |
Place of birth | Gympie, Queensland |
School | Apple Tree Creek, Childers High School, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Telegraph messenger |
Address | Childers, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Newbigging, Appletree Creek, Isis, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Signal Engineers Details |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | FRANCE |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | La Vieville COmmunla Cemetery (Grave No. 7), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents; William and Catherine NEWBIGGING, Apple Tree Creek, Childers, Queensland. Native of Gympie, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |