Regimental number | 1279 |
Place of birth | Waratah Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Next of kin | Father, E. Ricketts, Bay View Hotel, Swansea, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Light Horse Regiment, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A1 Hymettus on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1279A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 6), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 18 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Florence RICKETTS, Swansea, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 765A Pte Montie Vaughan MILLER, 12th Bn, killed in action, 23 August 1918. |