Regimental number | 3248 |
Place of birth | Warrenheip, Victoria |
School | Warrenheip State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | 67 Preston Street, Geelong, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, G A Shearer, Warrenheip PO, Warrenehip, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. I), Fleurbaix, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 179 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Emily SHEARER, Warrenhelp, Victoria |