Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
School | Madras College; St Andrew's College, Scotland |
Other training | St Andrew's University, Fife, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 25 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | School master |
Address | Hornsby, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Edith Bessie Terras, 'Trevallyn', Hunter Street, Hornsby, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the St. Andrew's University Volunteer Corps (Artillery), Scotland. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 45th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/62/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Migrated alone to Australia. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Dernancourt, France |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot X, Row B, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 140 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Mary Ann TERRAS; husband of Edith B. TERRAS, "Trevailyn", Hunter Street, Hornsby, New South Wales. Native of Scotland |
Other details | Service in France. Killed in action at Dernicourt |
Date of death |