Regimental number | 2858 |
Place of birth | Chatham, Kent, England |
School | Royal Marines School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 40 Union Street, Pyrmont, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Aunt, J Sharp, 42 Brookdene Road, Plumstead London, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded, Somme sector, France, 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 56), Bailleul, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 35 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of the late Mrs. E. BRIGGS |