Regimental number | 4702 |
Place of birth | Mundalla, South Australia |
School | Mundulla Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Mundalla, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Durbridge, Mundalla, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was well spoken of by the Colonel and Captain of his Battalion. They said he was in the act of consolidating his position having had his men in a gallant fight for about 10 miles when he met his death and as a soldier and a man was the highest of rank respected and liked by all ranks. (Mother) |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XIX, Row F, Grave No. I), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Levi and Elizabeth DURBRIDGE, Mundalla, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |