Regimental number | 2239 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Parkside Public School, Adeliade, South Australia |
Religion | Church of Christ |
Occupation | Baker |
Address | 59 Marion Street, New Parkside, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, Alfred Townsend, 59 Marion Street, New Parkside, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground, Grass Lane (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. I), Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 111 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Louisa TWONSEND, 59 Marion Street, Unley, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: Clifford A. TOWNSEND, munition worker: b. Parkside, South Australia, 1 September 1886; embarked 12 May 1917; returned to Australia, 5 May 1919. |
Other details | War service: Egypt, France. |