Regimental number | 4889 |
Place of birth | Chiltern, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Collingwood, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Christina Scown, 97 Vere Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bray, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Hem Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 2), Hem-Monacu, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 130 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary SCOWN; husband of Christina SCOWN, 97 Vere Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Two cousins Charles Scown 6th Batt and Andrew Thomas Scown 6th Divisional Pioneers. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |