Regimental number | 6414 |
Place of birth | Burnside, Doagh Co, Antrim, Ireland |
Place of birth | Ballyclare, Ireland |
Other Names | ARMSTRONG, D |
School | Cogry National School, Doagh, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Merribee, Barallan, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Black, Burnside, Doagh, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) (Plot IV, Row N, Grave No. 5), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 35 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 26 October 1916 Marched into 1st Training Bn, 8 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 February 1917; marched into Etaples, 1 March 1917; taken on strength, 3rd Bn, in the field, 22 March 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 20 September 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |