Regimental number | 1170 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Fitzroy, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | 102 Park Street, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Gertrude Violet Rieckie, 102 Park Street, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the 5th Victorian Contingent (Volunteer Rifles, Boer War) and in the 86th Western Australian Infantry Regiment (Volunteers). |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No 11), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 63 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Widow: Mrs G. V. Wood (formerly Riekie), Walter Street, Gosnell's, Western Australia. Native of Fitzroy, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked from Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli), 2 March 1915. Killed in action, 25 April 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal Victory Medal Base Records stated, 4 April 1924, that the correct date of death was 25 April 1915, not 24 May 1915 as recorded on the personal dossier and on the Nominal Roll. Base Records directed, 5 July 1924, that 'RIEKIE' be accepted as the correct surname spelling. |
Miscellaneous details | Name entered on Embarkation and Nominal Rolls as RICKIE. |