Regimental number | 1786 |
Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 128 Bay Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Friend, Mrs Ada Hudson, 128 Bay Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1781 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 18 January 1915 - 16th Bn, 4th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 16th Bn, 4 June 1915. Wounded at Gallipoli, 27 August 1915. |
Fate | Died as a result of accident |
Age at death | 30 |
Place of burial | Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 78 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (marble tablet) in St John's Anglican Church, Fremantle, Western Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the glory of God. The Choir Vestry was erected A.D. 1922 in grateful memory of the men from this parish who gave their lives for God and King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919. "Their name liveth for evermore."' |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |