Regimental number | 2509 |
Place of birth | Windsberry, England |
School | Charlbury School, Oxfordshire, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Ann Seat, 10 Lower Grosvenor Road, London, England |
Previous military service | Served in the Charlbury, Oxfordshire Territorial Force unit. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A63 Karoola on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'He leaves one sister 32 years old, and was always a good son to his Mother who is now 62 years old and still in service here at 10 Lower Grosvenor Place.' (details from mother) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 45), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 64 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Sarah SEAR, 10 Lower Grosvenor Road, Pimlico, London, England. Native of Dustfield Farm, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 5788 CSM Joseph Samuel WIGGINS, 28th Bn, returned to Australia, 18 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |