Regimental number | 2451 |
Place of birth | Strathalbyn, South Australia |
School | Ethelton Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Berkenhead, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Pearl B D Wilson, Russell Street, Glanville, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A55 Itria on |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Stated to be accidentally killed (Norminal Roll) |
Place of death or wounding | Boulogne, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Bologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row I, Grave No. 143), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 175 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ellen and the late George Edward WHITE |
Family/military connections | He had four brothers who enlisted in the AIF; one severely wounded and one sick. Details from Mother, Mrs Ellen Wilson, Russell Street, Glanville. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |