Regimental number | 6047 |
Place of birth | Bexhill, Richmond River, New South Wales |
School | Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Carter |
Address | Palmerston Queens Road, Five Dock, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, James French, Palmerston Queens Road, Five Dock, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row C, Grave No. 8), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 93 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Mary Ann FRENCH, Waterview Street, Five Dock, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother, John Rose French, no.2140, 17 Bn. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |