Regimental number | 260 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Statio overseer |
Address | Coan Downs, Mount Hope, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, D Westgarth, Blayney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: 7th Light Horse Regiment Promotion date: |
Fate | Died of illness |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Given name entered as Muryn on Nominal Roll. Date of death incorrectly recorded as 9 December 1918. |
Place of death or wounding | Cairo, Egypt |
Age at death | 29 |
Place of burial | Port Said War Memorial Cemetery (Row E, Grave 19), Egypt. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Charles and Lucy Florence WESTGARTH. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine Died of pneumonia. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WESTGARTH Mervyn |