Regimental number | 26182 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Urquart Street State School, Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Mason Street, North Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Father, G Shingler, 121 Cowper Street, Footscray, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Ballarat Militia. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Howitzer Brigade 24, Reinforcement 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/134/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 34 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XI, Row E, Grave No. 3), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 154 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Elizabeth SHINGLER, 123 Cowper Street, Footscray, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Frank Gamble, killed in action. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |