Regimental number | 3471 |
Place of birth | Kapunda, South Australia |
School | Dominican Convent School, Kapunda, SA (Catholic) |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Todd Street, Kapunda, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Colbert, Todd Street, Kapunda, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Unknown |
Age at death | 25.4 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Moeuvres Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 11), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 58 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Sarah Ann COLBERT. Born at Kapunda, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: Pte W.M. Colbert 27th Bn 2nd Reinforcements, died Egypt; 2 cousins also killed. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |