Regimental number | 767 |
Place of birth | Benamba, Victoria |
School | Benambra State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bruthen, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, John West, Bruthen, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C and D sailed on two ships, HMAT A62 Wandilla, 9th November 1915 from Melbourne, and HMAT A41 Bakara, 5 November 1915, from Melbourne. It is not possible to tell from the Embarkation Roll on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C and D sailed on two ships, HMAT A62 Wandilla, 9th November 1915 from Melbourne, and HMAT A41 Bakara, 5 November 1915, from Melbourne. It is not possible to tell from the Embarkation Roll on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | Etretet Churchyard Extension (Plot I, Row B, Grave 3), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 21 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: F F and John WEST. |
Family/military connections | Cousin: David Lloyd. |