Regimental number | 206 |
Place of birth | Port Lincoln, South Australia |
School | Port Lincoln Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Carpo, Arno Bay, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, C W Sawyer, Port Lincoln, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Oatlands, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 38 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
Place of burial | Dive Copse British Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 18), Sailly-le-Sec, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 111 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Julia SAWYER, Port Lincoln, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Second given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Rickard. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SAWYER Ernest Richard |