Regimental number | 1179 |
Place of birth | Mendooran, New South Wales |
School | Leadville Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Railway block porter |
Address | Fairydale, Mudgee, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | John William Colless, Fairydale, Mudgee, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion F Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XV, Row D, Grave No. 4), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 35 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John William and Mary Anne COLLESS, Gladstone Stret, Mudgee, New South Wales |