Regimental number | 1344 |
Place of birth | Chatham, Kent, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 34 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 135 Ebley Street, Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Brother, G F Branch, 135 Ebley Street, Bondi Junction, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served 12 years in the Royal Navy. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | Ypres Reservoir Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 58), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 139 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Joseph and Francis BRANCH. Native of Chatham, England |