Regimental number | 2268 |
Place of birth | Bungay, Suffolk, England |
School | Witheringsett, East Suffolk, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 24 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 2" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Hollersley, Suffolk, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Ration Farm Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 42), La Chapelle D'Armentieres |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Ward of Mr W. KENT, Daisy Green, Great Ashfield, Bury St Edmunds, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 21st Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7January 1916. Transferred to and taken on strength, 57th Bn, Ferry Post, 1 April 1916. Transferred to and taken on strength, 59th Bn, 3 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITH Reginald |