Regimental number | 3190 |
Place of birth | Bega, New South Wales |
School | Bega Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 2 Woodstock Street, Waverley, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, R W Thatcher, 2 Woodstock Street, Waverley, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 22.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 161 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St John the Evangelist Anglican Church, Bega. Parents: Robert Wallis and Emmeline THATCHER, Drill Hall, Gipp Street, Bega, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-law: Lt James GREENWOOD MC, returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |