Regimental number | 2520 |
Place of birth | Claremont, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 3.5" |
Weight | 118 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Emma Phillips, 18 Antill Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil : Attestation Form states 'Evaded'. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Hobart, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 30 September 1916. Taken on strength, 40th Bn, 24 April 1917. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 19 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXIII, Row B, Grave No. 21), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 15140 Driver Charles BILLINGHURST, 2nd Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 12 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 25 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, and marched in to 10th Training Bn, 28 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 April 1917; taken on strength, 40th Bn, 24 April 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |