Regimental number | 524 |
Place of birth | Folkestone, Kent, England |
School | Parochial School, Deal, Kent, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 18 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | J H Child, Alderside, Leal, Kent, England |
Previous military service | Served in Royal Horse Artillery: discharged as medically unfit. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal For conspicuously gallant conduct as messenger between Battalion Headquarters and the Companies under heavy fire. (Pozieres). Recommendation date: Military Medal For gallantry as battalion runner at all times, also valuable services as guide. (Pozieres). Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot IX, Row C, Grave No. 2), Lesboeufs, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 98 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Kate CHILD, 40 Odo Road, Dover, England. Native of Walmer, Kent,England |