Regimental number | 3070 |
Place of birth | Moonlight Flat, Castlemaine, Victoria |
School | Castlemaine South State School No 119, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Ironmoulder |
Address | 12 Gibbs Street, Balaclava, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Botten, 12 Gibbs Street, Balaclava, Victoria |
Previous military service | 50th Infantry; Served 4 years in the Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 7 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/14/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 20 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. 11), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 172 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |