Regimental number | 1561 |
Place of birth | New South Wales |
School | State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Rail porter |
Address | 26 Earl Street, Petrie terrace, East Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. C. Luxton, Junction Terrace, Ipswich road, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | 9th Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded at Fleurbaix, France but died in Tooting Hospital, London, England on 23 October 1916. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
Age at death | 21.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Wandsworth Cemetery (Australian Section No. 17), London |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: J. SHEPPARD and Mrs Elizabeth LUXTON, his wife, Catherine Street, Annerley Road, South Brisbane, Queensland. Native of New South Wales |