Regimental number | 3084 |
Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria |
School | King's College, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plasterer |
Address | 268 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emily Kelson, 268 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Bailleul, France |
Age at death | 33.4 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 16), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred Francis Lewis and Emily Sarah DONEY, 268 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria. Native of Melbourne, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to, and taken on strength of, 57th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported wounded in action, 19 July 1916. Admitted to 1st Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 20 July 1916 (severe gun shot wound, abdomen); died 11.15 pm that night. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DONEY Alfred
Red Cross File No 931103 |