Regimental number | 225 |
Place of birth | Sunderland, County of Durham, England |
School | Queen's Park Higher Grade School, Glashgow, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21-22 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Union Street, South Lismore, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, William Surtees, Kingsley Avenue, Glasgow, Scotland |
Previous military service | Served in Royal Field Artillery, Territorial Force, Glasgow, Scotland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, Machine Gun Section |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Machine Gun Company |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Sailly-le-Sec, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Bonnay Communal Cemetery Extension Row A, Grave no. 3), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 179 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Alice SURTEES, 11 Kingsley Avenue, Crosshill, Glasgow, Scotland. Native of Sunderland, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |