Regimental number | 544 |
Place of birth | Waverley, New South Wales |
School | Glen Iris State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Dairyman |
Address | East Malvern, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Ninnis, Malvern Road, East Malvern, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted January 1916. In training at Ballarat Camp with the 39th Bn. Left Australia at the end of May 1916 and arrived in France in September 1916, transferring to the 46th Bn. Mortally wounded by a shell at Flers on 15 November 1916; died the same day. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Longueval Road Cemetery (Row I, Grave No. 3), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 142 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Albert George and Lovey Elizabeth NINNIS, Malvern Road, East Malvern, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |