Regimental number | 5837 |
Place of birth | South Perth, Western Australia |
School | Scotch College, Perth, Western Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Stockman |
Address | WA |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, George Frederick Egan, Carnarvon, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Western Australian Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 5837A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Drove 180 miles to enlist on his 18th Birthday, from Youngered Station in Lyndon River to Carnarvon, nearest enlisting office, arriving there on his 18th Birthday." Details from Father. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Amiens, France |
Age at death | 20.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 3), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 112 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Frederick and Lillian Gertrude EGAN, Carnarvon, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 4 cousins wounded. One (Flying Corps) awarded decoration. Two at least killed. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |