Regimental number | 735 |
Place of birth | Dysart, Tasmania |
School | State School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Dysart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, William Shearing, Dysart, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 22.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 50), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Margaret SHEARING, Dysart, Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |