Regimental number | 2245 |
Place of birth | Port Adelaide, South Australia |
School | Port Adelaide Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Horse-driver |
Address | Portland Road, Queenstown, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 8.25" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Mary Antonson, Portland Road, Queenstown, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Damascus, Syria |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | Damascus British War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 35), Syria |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 9 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary Gertrude ANTONSON |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1451 Lance Corporal Albert Bernard ANTONSON, 4th Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 14 December 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine, Syria Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ANTONSON Harold Leonard |