Regimental number | 5785 |
Place of birth | St Arnaud, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Tailor |
Address | Silvermin Road, St Arnaud, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Anna Aber, Silvermines Road, St Arnaud, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of chest) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Albert, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row E, grave No. 24), France |
Family/military connections | Brother: 197A John ABER, 2nd Field ---, returned to Australia, 23 October 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 2 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 16 November 1916. Found guilty, 26th Training Bn, Larkhill, 8 December 1916, of neglecting to obey an order given by his Superior Officer: awarded 96 hours' detention and 7 days' Confined to Barracks. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 Febuary 1917; joined unit, 9 February 1917. Wounded in action, France, 20 March 1917, and admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance (gun shot wound, lungs); transferred to 45th Casualty Clearing Station, 21 March 1917; died of wounds, 26 March 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |