Regimental number | 19614 |
Place of birth | Brauxholme, Victoria |
School | Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Other training | Tuition at home. |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Branxholme, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, W Armstrong, Branxholme, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 29 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/36/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Age at death | 20.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Kandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 26), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Branxholme Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Willie (d. 14 March 1922, aged 55; bu. Branxholme) and Jessie (d. 31 July 1954; bu. Branxholme) ARMSTRONG, Branxholme, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |