Regimental number | 6247 |
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Electrical wireman |
Address | Arthur Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Miriam Ethel Strickland, Arthur Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Previous military service | 93rd Infantry Snnr, Cadets. A Cap. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 8th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/27/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Cornelian Bay Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Plot V, Row 24, Grave No. 607), Hobart, Tasmania |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parnts: Victor St. Andrew and Miriam Etheline STRICKLAND. Native of Hobart, Tasmania. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Hobart, TAS. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Napier', 12 May 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 2 July 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Hobart, 31 October 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, STRICKLAND Lionel Victor |