Place of birth | Worcester, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Fruitgrower |
Address | Renmark, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M Sharpe, c/o R E P Osborne, Clarke and Co, Grenfell Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | Special Draft, AIF Officers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 34/13/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Ormonde on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board RMS Ormonde on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. I), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 60 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St George the Martyr's Anglican Church, Goodwood, Adelaide, South Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the Glory of God. In Honour of Our Lady, Blessed Michael the Archangel, Blessed George the Martyr & of all the Blessed Saints. To the dear Memory of all those who went forth from this Altar, where they offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Body and Blood of Christ, to give their lives in the Great War. This Screen is Blessed on Anzac Day 25 April 1922 being the Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist.' Parents: Walter and Eliza SHARPE; husband of Molly SHARPE, 'Tiverton', Henley Beach, South Australia |
Miscellaneous details | See 444 Frederick SHARPE for first period of service. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SHARPE Frederick |