Regimental number | 2804 |
Place of birth | Sydney |
Place of birth | Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Moulder |
Address | 67 Castlereagh Street, Redfern, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S Rudd, 67 Castlereagh Street, Redfern, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 26th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 18), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 163 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Sarah RUDD, 67 Castlereagh Street, Redfern, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 56th Bn, Tel el Kebr, 16 February 1916. Found guilty, Ferry Post, 24 April 1916, of being absent from parade: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Killed in action, 20 July 1916. Buried at Eaton Hall Cemetery by Reverend James Greene, 20 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RUDD Percy Mansfield |