Regimental number | 19823 |
Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales |
School | Camberwell Grammar School, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 13 Hildebrandt Crescent, Grace Park, Hawthorn, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, C E Sorby, 13 Hildebrandt Crescent, Grace Park, Hawthorn, Victoria |
Previous military service | 25th Battery Australian Field Artillery; Melbourne Citizen Forces : Field Artillery |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 30 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/36/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Comissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | Ecclesall (All Saints) Churchyard (North of Church Tower), Yorkshire, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Helen SORBY, 16 Moore Street, Hawthorn, Melbourne, victoria |