Regimental number | 201 |
Place of birth | Latrobe, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Derby, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, J Cairns, Main Street, Derby, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 22 August 1914; taken on strength 12th Bn 31 August 1914; wounded at the landing 25 April 1915; invalided to Australia 8 October 1915; re-embarked 10 February 1917; joined 12th Bn 20 October 1917. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | Boore British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 65 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |