Regimental number | 2247 |
Place of birth | Burwood, New South Wales |
School | Public School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Accountant |
Address | 21 Wilga Road, Mosman, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, William Semple, 21 Wilga Road, Mosman, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Karoola on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Comissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Morlancourt, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot IV, Row J, Grave No. 7), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 87 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Alice SEMPLE, 105 Holt Avenue, Mosman, New South Wales. Native of Burwood, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Uncle: 286 Sergeant John Sydney Herbert SEMPLE DCM, 21st Bn, returned to Australia, 28 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |