Regimental number | 6191 |
Place of birth | Longreach, Queensland |
School | Longreach Presentation Convent, Qld (Catholic) |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Stockman |
Address | Longreach, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 6' 1" |
Weight | 125 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Rose Gavin, Longreach, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A75 Marathon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Ypres Reservoir Cemetery (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 3), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 107 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Rose GAVIN, (nee Le Poer), Bulkeley House, Longreach, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6188 Pte Gavin Gordon Bulkeley Gavin, 26th Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GAVIN James Tinnock Bulkley |