Regimental number | 2912 |
Place of birth | Gympie, Queensland |
School | Central Boys, Gympie, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Musgrave Road, Gympie, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 120 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Claridge, Musgrave Road, Gympie, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in B. Company, Cadets, Gympie (Compulsory Military Training scheme). |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Fate | Drowned at sea |
Place of death or wounding | Killed at sea throughout enemy action |
Age at death | 21.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | At sea |
Commemoration details | Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hants, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ernest Augustus and Jane Elizabeth (nee SMITH) CLARIDGE |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Drowned at sea when HMAT 'Warilda' was torpedoed, 3 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CLARIDGE Robert Oakley John |