Regimental number | 2205 |
Place of birth | Hay, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Telegraph linesman |
Address | PO, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Frederick George Eggleston, Harbor Trust, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Margaret EGGLESTONE |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1814 Pte Frederick George EGGLESTON, 44th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 January 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken prisoner of war, Riencourt, 11 April 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nevasa', 5 March 1919; disembarked Perth, 13 April 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Perth, 13 June 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 53 |
Place of burial | Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, EGGLESTON Charles William |