Regimental number | 692 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | North Codrington, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Eden Creek, Kyogle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, J Summers, Eden Creek, Kyogle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for two years in the Kyogle Light Horse Regiment. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Machine Gun Company 3, Reinforcement 12 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/8/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Botley Cemetery (Plot I, Row I, Grave 157), Oxford, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 77 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Hannah Wain Summers, Eden Creek, Kyogle, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2075 Pte John SUMMERS MM, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 30 January 1918; Cousin: 141 Robert SOMERS, 5th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 21 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |