Regimental number | 2025 |
Place of birth | Boort Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Boort, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Ann Town, Boort, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A1 Hymettus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 7), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Boort Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: William (d. 10 October 1893, aged 46; bu. Boort Cemetery) and Elizabeth Ann (d. 6 November 1931 aged 83; bu. Boort Cemetery) TOWN, Boort, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |