Regimental number | 7684 |
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
School | Kempton, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Area officer |
Address | Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs L B Page, Elboden Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets for 6 months. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 26th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 40 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | Edinburgh (Warriston) Cemetery (Row AI, Grave No. 12), Scotland |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 67 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Laura PAGE, 'Aunscot', Kingston Beach, Tasmania |
Other details |
Attended Officer Training School, RMC Duntroon, 26 October-20 December 1916. Acting Sergeant, 8 August 1916-5 March 1917; reverted to Private, 3 October 1917. War service: United Kingdom Embarked from Melbourne, 4 August 1917; disembarked Glasgow, 2 October 1917. Marched into 3rd Training Bn, 3 October 1917. Admitted to 3rd Brigade Hospital, Sutton Veny, 20 October 1917 (mumps). Died at sister's residence (Mrs Wardroper, 10 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh) while on sick furlough from hospital. AIF Headquarters, London, not notified until after the funeral. Medal: British War Medal |