Regimental number | 873 |
Place of birth | Port Douglas, Queensland |
School | St Joseph's (Catholic) College, Hunter's Hill, Sydney, New South Wales |
Other training | Wool classing |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 36 Tyrell Street, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Madame Nian, 36 Tyrell Street, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A51 Chilka on |
Date of embarkation incorrectly listed on Embarkation Roll as 7 June 1915. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was born of French parents, both of whom were in the siege of Paris, 1871, in the Franco-Prussian War, His father was an artist; his mother one of the promoters of the France's Day movement in Newcastle, NSW in 1916 and 1917. He was an only son, his only sister being a French instructress to a unit of 21 nurses sent by the Red Cross to France to nurse the French. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Eas Salt, Jordan Valley, Palestine |
Age at death | 36 |