Regimental number | 3683 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Yass, New South Wales |
School | Christian Brothers (Catholic), Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Assistant mechanic |
Address | Collins Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, C Beckett Armstrong, Collins Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Four years of Military Service in 44 B area. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of influenza, Maubergh, France (47th Casualty Clearing Station) |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Maubeuge-Centre Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 37), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 176 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Colbille and Mena ARMSTRONG, Colins Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. Commemorated in Wagga Wagga Monumental Cemetery, New South Wales.~ |
Family/military connections | Two cousins, one died of wounds, the other was killed. |