Regimental number | 2867 |
Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 14 Roeder Street, Ironbank, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs A Strahan, Longlen via Bendigo, Victoria |
Previous military service | He was a Lance Corporal in Bendigo Military Force. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Acting Sergeant |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3867 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Acting Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Sgt A Strahan won the Military Medal for bravery in the field. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 35 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 24), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 164 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Margaret STRAHAN; husband of Mrs. Ethel L. STRAHAN, 14 Roeder Street, Ironbark, Bendigo, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Three brothers served and returned, Chaplain Will Strahan, Pte Ted Strahan and Corporal Robert Strahan. |