Regimental number | 6571 |
Place of birth | Camooweal, Queensland |
School | Private tuition and St Joseph's College, Nudgee, Brisbane, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Eumundi, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Stuart Russell, Eumundi, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'Until nearly 14 years of age he lived on Yelvertoft, his Father's cattle station in the Camooweal district where he learned to love bush life. He was an only son.' (details from mother) |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
Age at death | 25.6 |
Place of burial | Crouy British Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 12), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 77 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William George and Elizabeth Mary Agnes STUART-RUSSELL, Eumundi, North Coast Line, Queensland. Native of Camooweal, North Queensland |
Family/military connections | Cousins: [453] Lt Eric Sheen DOWLING, 1st Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds, 18 November 1917; Lt Cecil Henry STUART-RUSSELL, 17th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, d. 7 September 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |