Regimental number | 18 |
Place of birth | Clifton Street, Prospect, South Australia |
School | Saint Peter's Collegiate School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Abbotshall, Lower Mitcham, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Wemyss, Abbotshall, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served with School Cadets and Citizen Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, F Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Meteren Military Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave 661), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 61 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Ruth Julia WEMYSS. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |