Regimental number | 3835 |
Place of birth | Lochinvar, West Maitland, New South Wales |
School | Lochinvar Catholic School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Barman |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 135 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister in Law, Agnes Markham, 48 Unwin Bridge Road, St Peters, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Militia (Volunteers) for 6 years; discharged. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No 22), Surrey, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 70 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Martin and Julia MARKHAM |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4143 Pte Clarence Vaughan MARKHAM, 1st Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 1 November 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 22 December 1915, on board HT 'Suevic'. Taken on strength, 13th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 4 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 8 June 1916. Wounded in action, Belgium, 10 June 1917 (shell wound, fractured right leg); admitted to 3rd Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 16 June 1917 (leg amputated); transferred to England, 16 June 1917, and admitted same day to No 2 Auxiliary Hospital, Southall. Collapsed, 10 August 1917, following amputation of leg; died, 10 August 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |