Regimental number | 35335 |
Place of birth | Glenora, Tasmania |
School | Glenora State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Russell, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, William Henry Westerway, Russell, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 27 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/128/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Division Medium Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hindenburg Line, France |
Age at death | 28.8 |
Place of burial | Unicorn Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave 16), Vend'huille, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 21 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Henry and Rhoda Catherine WESTERWAY. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 9100 Sapper William Linden WESTERWAY, 6th Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 29 May 1919; cousin: R. HIGGINS, killed in action. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |