Regimental number | 183 |
Place of birth | St Arnaud, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | St Arnaud, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28.5 |
Height | 5' 9.75" |
Weight | 172 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J Thwaites, St Arnaud, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Portland, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A16 Star of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Trooper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Stuart Mill Cemetery, Victoria |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Place of Death: Alfred Hospital, Melbourne. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Victoria. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Died of pneumonia and heart failure, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, 13 October 1915. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, THWAITES Robert |