Regimental number | 1391 |
Place of birth | London, England |
School | Brentwood Grammar School, Essex, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 15 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Carrara, Nerang, Jqld |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, R J Birt, Carrara, Nerang, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashrobra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Originally enlisted in the 5th Light Horse; promoted to Corporal. When volunteers were called for, he reverted to Private and transferred to the Artillery; passed the exam within several weeks and was promoted Bombardier. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Voormezeele, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 20.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Bus House Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 18), Voormezelle, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 16 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert John and Elizabeth Ellen BIRT, Molendinar, Queensland. Native of London, England |
Family/military connections | Relatives: none in the AIF but many in the British and Canadian Armies. |