Place of birth | Victoria |
School | Private Tutor |
Occupation | Orchardist |
Address | Elands, Harcourt, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 52 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Eliza Gartside, Elands, Harcourt, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served 26 years; saw service in the Boer War as a Lt of the Victorian Bushmen's Corps. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Major (Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel) |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 52 |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 53 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Frances GARTSIDE; HUSBAND OF E. GARTSIDE, "Rockbank", 88 Cummingham Street, Westgarth, Victoria. Native Gisborne |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Age at death | 52 |