Regimental number | 6937 |
Place of birth | Lewisham, New South Wales |
Other Names | George Charles |
School | Cleveland Street Public School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Block boy |
Address | Ultimo, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Gomes, 35 Bannester Lane, Ultimo, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Compulsory Military Training Scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 17.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 17 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 92 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Mrs Annie GOMES, 35 Henry Avenue, Ultimo, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 110 Pte Edward Lymes HEYDON, 1st field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, 21 December 1916; 771 Gunner Charles Wesley HEYDON, 36th Heavy Artillery Battery, returned to Australia, 12 December 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front |