Regimental number | 71 |
Place of birth | Cootamundra, New South Wles |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Atherton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 179 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Edward John Castles, Atherton, via Cairns, Queensland |
Previous military service | Enlisted in the AIF; discharged after 4 months (not having embarked) as medically unfit. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish exactly which ship an individual in the Headquarters embarked. Two ships left Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion: HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915 and HMAT A41 Bakara on 5 November 1915 | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Rue- Petillon Military Cemetery (JPlot I, Row L, Grave No. 43), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 7 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 19 July 1916. Buried at Military Cemetery, Rue Petilion, no date. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Next of kin's address subsequently, Malanda, North Queensland (14 March 1917); then Box 39 Mareeba, North Queensland (14 March 1924). |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CASTLES William Edward John |