Regimental number | 2431 |
Place of birth | Bowden, South Australia |
School | Fremantle State School, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Picture operator |
Address | Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Alice E Viant, 22 Burt Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Previous military service | 86th Infantry; Served in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A39 Port Macquarie on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 17 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 11), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 138 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (marble tablet) in St John's Anglican Church, Fremantle, Western Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the glory of God. The Choir Vestry was erected A.D. 1922 in grateful memory of the men from this parish who gave their lives for God and King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919. "Their name liveth for evermore."' Parents: James and Alice Ethel VIANT. Native of Bowden, Adelaide, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Uncle: 3357 Pte Harold DORE, 48th Bn, killed in action, 28 March 1918; Cousin: 3045 Pte William BOOKER, killed in action, 3-6 November 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |