Regimental number | 6170 |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
School | State School, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Elizabeth Soden, Junction Street, Thompson Estate, Brisbane, Qlfd |
Previous military service | Served as Lieutenant in Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A75 Marathon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 19) , France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Elizabeth STRAITON |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |