Regimental number | 6513 |
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
School | St David's Boys School, Hobart, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Machinist |
Address | 15 Campbell Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Clara Scurrah, 15 Campbell Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served in the Australian Army Medical Corps. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Australian Clearing Hospital, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/102/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Wytschaete, Belgium (Battle of Messines) |
Age at death | 24.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Dranoutre Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 13), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Clara SCURRAH, 5 Lillie Street, Glebe, Hobart. Commemorated in Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania. Parents: Edward (d. 29 August 1919, aged 67, bu. Cornelian Bay) and Clara (d. 5 April 1938, aged 80, bu. Cornelian Bay) SCURRAH~ |