Regimental number | 2524 |
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland |
School | Public School, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Relieving stationmaster |
Address | Mount Magnet, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30.4 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Margaret Helen Cairncross, c/o Mrs McNeill, Wooroloo, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2524B |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Perth Cemetery (China Wall) (Plot VIII, Row D, Grave no. 3), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 65 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary CAIRNCROSS; husband of M.H. CAIRNCROSS, Leane Street, South Perth. Born in Scotland |
Family/military connections | Nil |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CAIRNCROSS George |