Regimental number | 758 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand |
School | North Adelaide Public School, South Australia |
Other training | Accountant |
Age on arrival in Australia | 2 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | C Munro, Third Avenue, St Peters, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Oaklands, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Romani, Sinai, Egypt |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No.12), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Catherine MUNRO, 47 Third Avenue, St Peters, South Australia. Native of Wellington, New Zealand |
Family/military connections | Brother: 732 SQMS Douglas Stewart MUNRO, 10th Bn, effective abroad (still overseas; subsequently returned to Australia). |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine. Joined 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 6 August 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 20 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Joined Western Frontier Force (Senussi Uprising), 29 December 1915. Promoted Driver, 30 December 1915. Admitted to 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, 10 April 1916 (dental); discharged to duty, 11 April 1916. Killed by a bomb dropped from a Turkish aeroplane at Romani. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Occupation incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as blacksmith; age incorrectly recorded as 19. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MUNRO Donald Stewart |