Regimental number | 1688 |
Place of birth | Portsmouth, England |
School | St Luke's, Portsmouth, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Portsmouth, England |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mrs Lizzie Coward, Portsmouth, England |
Previous military service | Royal Engineers Territorial Force, Hampshire, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, near St Quentin, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Bellicourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row G, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Lizzie COWARD, 80 Laburnum Grove, Portsmouth, England |
Family/military connections | Nil |