Regimental number | 4137 |
Place of birth | Liverpool, England |
School | St Peter's Church of England School, Everton, Liverpool, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 25 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Shoemaker |
Address | 271 Bourke Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss J. Borrows, 23 Courtenay Road, Waterloo, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 35th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 9), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 125 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis and Barbara BORROWS. Born at Kirkdale, Liverpool |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2nd Lieutenant Francis BORROWS, twice wounded, returned to Australia. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |