Regimental number | 276 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria |
School | Flinders Street State School, Geelong, Victoria |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 27 Austin Street, Newtown, Geelong, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Francis John Shrimpton, 150 Eyre Street, Geelong, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: INF6 Promotion date: |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | La Motte, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery (Plot IIi, Row E, Grave No. 25), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 48 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis and Minnie SHRIMPTON, 21 Austin Street, Newtown, Geelong, Victoria |