Regimental number | 2566 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Germantown (now Grovedale), Victoria |
School | State School |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Tanner |
Address | St Albans, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Baensch, Grovedale PO, Grovedale via Geelong, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Place of burial | Bologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. 124), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 100 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Godfrey (Gottfried) and Margaret BAENSCH, Grovedale, Victoria, Australia |
Other details |
War service: embarked from Port Melbourne, 27 October 1915; arrived Suez, 22 November 1915. Marched in to Zeitoun Camp, 25 November 1915. In 4th Auxiliary Hospital, Egypt, 9 February-2 March 1916. Embarked at Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 21 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 26 March 1916. Entrained, 27 March 1916; arrived at camp, 29 March 1916. Joined unit in trenches, La Basselle, 31 July 1916. Died of wounds received in action at Pozieres. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Age at death | 24 |