Regimental number | 4289 |
Place of birth | Dungog New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Amy Muriel Deards, Uki, Tweed River, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 45), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 75 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Clara DEARDS, husband of Amy M. DEARDS, 'Uki', Boundary Street, Parramatta, New South Wales. Native of Dungog, New South Wales~ |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-law: 299 Sergeant Wallace Owen McEWAN, Anzac Provost Corps, returned to Australia, 15 February 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |