Regimental number | 1636 |
Place of birth | Wanstead Villa, New Wanstead, Essex, England |
School | New College, Eastbourne, Sussex, England |
Other training | ---- Sillips School, Verelf, Switzerland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 25 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Nil |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | W H Bumpus, 62 Minster Road, Cricklewood, London, N W, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Battery 7 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A22 Rangatira on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Division Artillery |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Served in the South African Constabulary, 1903-8. Landed at Gallipoli, 25 April 1915; wounded, 8 May 1915. While in hospital wrote the much-praised "Passing By". Was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant, June 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 34 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | Reninghelst New Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 14), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Elizabeth BUMPUS, 45 Fordwych Road, Cricklewood, London. Native of New Wanstead, Essex, England |