Regimental number | 3725 |
Place of birth | Milton New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Railway porter |
Address | Boowong, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, H Claydon, Eltham, Richmond River, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 31 August 1915 - 9 Battalion 12th Reinforcement; taken on strength 49 Battalion 29 February 1916; Lcpl 25 August 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France |
Age at death | 19 |
Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XIX, Row B, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 147 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |