Regimental number | 5088 |
Place of birth | Warracknabeal, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | King Street, Ararat, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M Floate, King Street, Ararat, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 52 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Ellen FLOATE; husband of Margaret May FLOATE, 104 Puckle Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 4493 Pte Arthur Edward FLOATE, 8th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 November 1916; 2232 Corporal George Thomas FLOATE, 8th Bn, returned to Australia, 16 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |