Regimental number | 6180 |
Place of birth | Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
School | Perse School, Cambridge, England |
Other training | Hawkesbury Agricultural College, New South Wales |
Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Dairyman |
Address | Peel Street, West Tamworth, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Father, David Sharp, nearest address known, Hampshire, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Died in hospital, Fargo, Salisbury Plains, England |
Age at death | 38 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Durrington Cemetery (Grave No. 184), Wiltshire, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 92 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and J. SHARP, 'La Lawnside', Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England |
Family/military connections | Nil |
Other details |
War service: England Embarked from Sydney, 25 October 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 December 1916. Marched into 5th Training Bn, Rollestone, 29 December 1916. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 29 January 1917; died of chronic bronchitis and asthma, 8 February 1917. Medal: British War Medal |