Regimental number | 277 |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Student (law) |
Address | 'Fronside', Punt Road, Prahran, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Warne-Smith, 50 Barkly Street, St Kilda, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Machine Gun Company 2, Reinforcement 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/7/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on 23rd August 1918, at Herleville Wood, when he led his platoon along the edges of the road under intense machine gun fire and shelling. Again, at Plateau Wood he personally directed the attack, and just as it was maturing he was badly wounded, but the wood was captured with over 100 prisoners and many machine guns.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 67 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal |