Regimental number | 8363 |
Place of birth | Battersea, Clapham, England |
School | Belville Road Board School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 63 Grandison Road, Clapham, England |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Bessie Paterson, 63 Grandison Road, Clapham, England |
Previous military service | Served 5 years with London Cyclist Corps and one year with RFA. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Bombardier |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 6, Battery 18 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/34/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Name does not appear on Nominal Roll |
Place of death or wounding | Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 6), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander Neilson and Bessie PATERSON, 63 Grandison Road, Clapham, London, England |