Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Private tuition |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grazier and vigneron |
Address | Goorambat, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 45 |
Next of kin | Mrs Annie Sergeant, Goorambat East, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in Boer War as Lt in 5th Mounted Rifles Contingent, received Queen's Medal with 3 clasps; Quartermaster of 8th Australian Light Horse Regt upon return. 1908-1910, Militia Adjutant, then Area Officer. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Captain |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29354 (5 November 1915); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No. 12 (27 January 1916). |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 45 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 45 |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Artillery Road Plot 6), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 54 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Note date of death. Parents: Robert and Mary SERGEANT; husband of Annie SERGEANT, Goorambat East, Victoria. Native of Melbourne |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |