Regimental number | 1914 |
Place of birth | Gordon, South Australia |
School | Turin Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Grocer's assistant |
Address | Sixth Street, Quorn, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20.11 |
Height | 5' 10.75" |
Weight | 149 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Easther, Quorn, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets and Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private (Acting Corporal) |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Morea on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 22.2 |
Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row D, Grave No. 18), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Catherine EASTHER, Quorn, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 134 Sergeant Leonard Ridgeway EASTHER, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 14 August 1916; 62310 Pte Edmund Holt EASTHER, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 September 1919; 833 Pte Charles John EASTHER, 1st Remount Unit, returned to Australia, 18 October 1916.~ |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, EASTHER Alfred Bryant |