| School | Hawthorn College, Victoria |
| Other training | Twice passed Matriculation at the University of Melbourne, Victoria. |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Address | 92 Vale Street, East Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Next of kin | James Biddle, 92 Vale Street, East Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served 11 years in the Citizen Military Forces before the war, joining the Field Artillery as a Gunner, and rising to the rank of Captain. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Captain |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Battery 4 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A9 Shropshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
DSO 'Conspicuous gallantry and coolness at Pozieres, 22-24 July 1916.' Recommendation date: Distinguished Service Order Awarded a Mention in Despatches (on the basis of which recommendation is not clear), and promulgated: 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890, 2 January 1917; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103, 29 June 1917. Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 31.10 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | Brandhoex New Military Cemetery No. 3 (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 25), Vlamertinghe, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Helena Isabel BIDDLE, 92 Vale Street, East Melbourne, Victoria |
| Medals |
Distinguished Service Order 'For conspicuous gallantry during three days of operations. As liaison officr he did fine work, and when his telephone lines were repeatedly cut, passed through the barrage to telephone stations of other units in order to get his information through. He was himself wounded on the last day.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: |
| Family/military connections | Cousin: [19986] Lt Eric Bruce MORGAN MSM, 3rd Division Artillery, effective abroad (still overseas). |
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