Regimental number | 2632 |
Place of birth | Normanville, South Australia |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Pata, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21.9 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emma Durdin, Loxton, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1712 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 4), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 19 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 335 Pte Charles Thomas DURDIN, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 15 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DURDIN Edgar Walter |