Regimental number | 979 |
Place of birth | Boomanoomana Station, Mulwala, New South Wales |
School | Hopefield Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grainer |
Address | Oakleigh, Corowa, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, W Sherwin, Oakleigh, Corowa, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 17), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 100 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Williama nd Edith SHERWIN, Handley Station, Albury, New South Wales. Native of Corowa, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: No.31352 Gunner William George Norman Sherwin, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade (23rd Reinforcement). |