Regimental number | 7436 |
Place of birth | Albert Park, Victoria |
School | Albert Park State School, Victoria |
Occupation | Orchardist |
Address | Bayswater, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E Allan, Bayswater Road, Bayswater, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in 5th VIC Mounted Rifles on active service approx (1900). |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He stowed away on the Orient with the 5th VMR under Colonel Otter and was discovered at Albany, where he was enlisted as a Bugler with the 5th VMR at the age of 13 1/2 years old and invalided home with fever from South Africa after serving 13 months and arrived in Victoria on the Damascus. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | St Martin's Wood, near Proyart, France |
Age at death | 31 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |