Regimental number | 4455 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | Port Adelaide Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Wood turner |
Address | Exchange Hotel, Hunter Street, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, W Driscoll, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Died in Weymouth Hospital of heart trouble. |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Melcombe Regis Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 3096), Dorset. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 36 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Jessie and the late William Sydney DRISCOLL. Denning Street, Hawthorn, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousin killed at Gallipoli, two cousins gained MSM. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |