Regimental number | 834 |
Place of birth | Evandale, Tasmania |
School | State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Painter |
Address | Perth, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Brother, Ronald Colgrave, Perth, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Medaille Militaire Work at Broodseinde Ridge on 4 October 1917. Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | William Henry Colgrave - name on file. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row A, Grave No. 10), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 107 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Mary COLGRAVE |