Regimental number | 1696 |
Place of birth | Pilliga, New South Wales |
School | Public |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Pilliga, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Kate Firth, Pilliga, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Palestine |
Age at death | 33 |
Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 10), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: P. and K. FIRTH, Pilliga, New South Wales |