Regimental number | 290 |
Place of birth | Nhill Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | Nhill, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Lucy Stratford, Nhill, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Surname spelt STRATFIELD |
Medals |
Military Medal 'During attack near MONTBREHAIN, north of ST. QUENTIN on morning of 5th October, 1918, his platoon was digging in, when they came under very heavy fire from the left flank where an enemy machine gun and some infantry had taken up a position. Lance Corporal STRATFORD went forward with a Lewis gun and eventually succeeded in silencing fire from that quarter. in this way from an exposed position he also covered the retirement of another platoon which had gone too far forward and was being engaged by the enemy party. About five minutes later another party of enemy infantry accompanied by a machine gun attacked from the front. This N.C.O. immediately engaged them, stopped their advance, and kept up a heavy counter fire until he was seriously wounded by the enemy machine gun fire.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 119 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Drouin Cemetery |