Regimental number | 2488 |
Place of birth | London, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | 358 Hay Street, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Hannah Maria Storey, 358 Hay Street, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 51st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/68/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A66 Uganda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 154 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Originally listed as 'No known grave', and commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial (Panel 29). The remains of 5 soldiers were discovered in 2006, and Storey's body was identified by means of DNA through the male line. His body, and the bodies of the other 4, who cannot be identified, were reburied on 30 September 2008. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2489 Pte Jack Latham STOREY, 51st Bn, returned to Australia, 24 January 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 20 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England,15 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 12 December 1916; taken on strength, 51st Bn, 19 December 1916. Wounded in action, 9 June 1917 (gun shot wound, left leg), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to No 2 Stationary Hospital, Abbeville, 10 June 1917; to No 5 Convalescent Depot, Cayeux, 18 June 1917; marched in to 4th Australian Division Base Depot, Havre, 12 August 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 27 August 1917. Killed in action, 30 September 1917. No details of burial recorded on personal file. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |