Regimental number | 4386 |
Place of birth | Rookwood, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carter |
Address | 7 Little Fotherington Street, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.2 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 122 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M E Daft, 17 Fotherington Street, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 26th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Casula, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row M, Grave No. 27), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 88 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary Eliza DAFT. Born in New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DAFT Arthur Thomas |