Regimental number | 2220 |
Place of birth | Numurkah, Victoria |
School | Kensington State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Billiard marker |
Address | 'Lyndhurst', 1 Imperial Avenue, Caulfield, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Emma I North, 48 Bellair Street, Kensington, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 58th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/75/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette, Second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette No. 169 (4 October 1917). |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Mentioned in Despatches, 9 April 1917, for 'Meritorious service and devotion to duty'. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Guedecourt, near Bapaume, France |
Age at death | 27.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Bancourt British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No. 7), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Jessie NORTH; husband of Emma NORTH, 46 Collett Street, Kensington, Victoria. Native of Numurkah |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |