Regimental number | 10760 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Dunbar, Scotland |
School | Dunbar, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 24 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Baker |
Address | 31 Thornton Street, Kensington, Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs O A Cleghorn, 31 Thornton Street, Kensington, Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 6, Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Division Ammunition Column |
Fate | Died as a result of accident |
Place of death or wounding | Abbeville, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row I, Grave No. 26), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 21 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Jane GLEGHORN, husband of Olive A. CLEGHORN, 11 Marian Place, Prospect, Adelaide, South Australia. Native of Dunbar, Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Killed in a railway accident near Abbeville, France, 27 October 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |