Regimental number | 2151 |
Place of birth | Ashfield, New South Wales |
School | State School, Gladfield, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Mount Larcombe, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Gerard, Mount Larcombe, North Line, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted August 1915 aged 17.4. Served in Egypt, Gallipoli and France. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 18.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | Adanac Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 104 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Elizabeth GERARD, "Glenmore", Ambrose, Queensland. Native of Ashfield, Sydney |
Family/military connections | Uncle: Sgt Major A.E. MARSHALL, Regimental No. 1177, 35th Battalion, killed in action, France, 12 October 1917. Brother: Corporal William Marshall GERARD, Regimental No. 7090, 15th Battalion listed as effective abroad at end of war; Brother-in-law: Private George William ARMSTRONG, Regimental No. 2562, 1st Pioneer Battalion, returned to Australia 28 March 1919~ |