Regimental number | 2224 |
Place of birth | Mount Gambier, South Australia |
School | Public and Rev. Hartley Williams High School |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Journalist |
Address | Mt Gambier, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Gavens, Mt Gambier, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Cause of Death Unknown |
Place of death or wounding | Mauebaug |
Age at death | 35 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Maubeuge (Sois-le-Bois) Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 19), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Catherine GAVENS. Native of Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother, killed in action. |