Regimental number | 391 |
Place of birth | Warrnambool, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Lava Street, Warrnambool, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Kath. Esam, Lava Street, Warrnambool, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Two ships left from Melbourne carrying the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C and D: HMAT A62, 'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915 and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. It is not possible from the Embarkation Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 491 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, ex-HMT 'Wandilla', 7 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 19 July 1916. On handwritten B.103 only, 'Identity disc received from Germany'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Originally listed as 'No Known Grave' and commemorated at V.C. Corner (Panel No 3), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles; subsequently (2010) identified, and interred in the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France |
Miscellaneous details | Mother's address subsequently Raglan Parade, Warrnambol, Victoria; then, 57 Koroit Street, Warrnambool, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ESAM Harold |