Regimental number | 2598 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Wallaroo, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Wallaroo, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Whittle, Wallaroo, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Morea on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: 48th Battalion Promotion date: Lieutenant Unit: 48th Battalion Promotion date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row J, Grave No 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 147 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Petrie and Sarah Ellen WHITTLE, Wallaroo, South Australia |
Other details |
Taken on strength, 48th Bn, 3 March 1916. Wounded in action, 6 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |