Basil AMES

Regimental number6768
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationClerk
AddressMurrumbeena, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Basil Ames, Neerim Road, Murrumbeena, Victoria
Enlistment date9 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion 19th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialMericourt L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 8), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
95
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Basil and Jane AMES, Atkinson Street, Oakleigh, Victoria. Native of Glen Waverley, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal