Regimental number | 497 |
Place of birth | Saint Kilda, Victoria |
School | Northcote State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Sailor |
Address | Nicholson Terrace Nicholson Street, East Brunswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Sorensen, 8 Nicholson Terrace Nicholson Street, East Brunswick, Victoria |
Previous military service | Senior Naval Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 24.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Sunken Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 3), Contalmaison, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 142 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Jane SORENSEN, 165 Nicholson Street, Brunswick East, victoria. Native of St. Kilda, Victoria |