Regimental number | 7 |
Place of birth | Parkside, South Australia |
School | Goodwood Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Warehouseman |
Address | 1 Hardy Street, Goodwood, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 151 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Florence Edith Cutts, 1 Hardy Street, Goodwood, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Senior Cadets, and 9 months as a Lieutenant in the Militia |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Crouy British Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 8), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Goodwood Public School Roll of Honor. Photo: Peter Dennis. Parents: Charles Edsard and Florence Edith CUTTS, 1 Hardy Street, Goodwood, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1029 Lance Corporal Lawrence Henry CUTTS, 16th Bn, killed in action, 8 August 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CUTTS Ernest Lionel Shaw |