Regimental number | 1767 |
Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Railway employee |
Address | Richmond, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 172 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Warren, Korumburra, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the local Rifle Club. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Korumburra, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 58th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/75/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 24.8 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Elizabeth WARREN |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Ferry Post, 25 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WARREN Samuel Madden |