Regimental number | 2543 |
Place of birth | Williamstown |
School | Montrose State School, Montrose, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Hair drafter |
Address | 10 Shamrock Street, West Brunswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Caroline Margaret Dorrington, 10 Shamrock Street, West Brunswick, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/15/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hyde Park, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 173 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles Wing Egerton and Caroline Margaret DOEEINGTON, 10 Shamrock Stret, West Brunswick, Victoria. Born at Williamstown, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Nephew: Lance Corporal Claude Douglas Pitt, killed on 4th October, 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |