Regimental number | 3380 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Clear Hills, near Palinup, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Dental mechanic |
Address | Katanning, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 135 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Edward Armstrong, Katanning, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles Edward and Emma Jane ARMSTRONG |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 29 June 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 August 1917; marched into 11th Training Bn, Sutton Mandeville, 5 November 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 18 December 1917; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Rouelles, 19 December 1917. Proceeded to unit, 20 December 1917; taken on strength of 44th Bn, in the field, 1 January 1918. Detached to 33rd Bn, 19 March 1918. Admitted to No 10 Australian Field Ambulance, 26 June 1918 (pyrexia, not yet diagnosed); transferred to No 5 Casualty Clearing Station, 26 June 1918; to No 1 South African General Hospital, Abbeville, 3 July 1918 (influenza); discharged, 17 July 1918; rejoined unit, 20 July 1918. Promoted Lance Corporal, 17 November 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 5 December 1918; rejoined unit, 21 December 1918. Detached to No 11 Australian Field Ambulance, 4 April 1919. Proceeded to England for return to Australia, 23 April 1919; marched into No 3 Group, Codford, 29 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Somali', 1 June 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 8 July 1919; discharged Perth (termination of period of enlistment), 8 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 43 |
Place of burial | Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ARMSTRONG Francis Edward |