Regimental number | 1114 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Kew State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Britt, 64 Disraeli Street, Kew, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2127 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Machine Gun Company |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Bravery and devotion to duty as stretcher bearer at Pozieres Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Landed at Gallipoli, 25 April 1915. Won the Military Medal at Pozieres, France, 1916. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row J, Grave No. 4), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ellen and the late John BRITT, 699 High Street, Kew, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 503 Pte James Michell BRITT, 2nd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 19 June 1919. |