Regimental number | 3350 |
Place of birth | St Arnaud, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Ironworker |
Address | Richmond, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Armstrong, 53 Stanley Street, Richmond, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets at Richmond. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 58th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/75/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 19.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 39), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 165 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Catherine ARMSTRONG, 53 Stanley Street, Richmond |
Family/military connections | Father munition worker; Brothers: 2630 Pte James Stanley ARMSTRONG, 59th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 January 1919; 3681 Pte John Hubert ARMSTRONG, 60th Bn, killed in action, 18 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |