Regimental number | 5765 |
Place of birth | Millicent, South Australia |
School | Nangula Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Millicent, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, B Varcoe, Mount Graham, Millicent, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the Field at Bullecourt July 17th 1917. His medal was presented to him by General Birdwood. He was killed in action in France July 30th 1918. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 7), Bailleul, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 60 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Benjamin and Isabella M. VARCOE, Millicent, South Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |