Regimental number | 103 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | West Melbourne, Victoria |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | West Brunswick State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Purser |
Address | Thistle Street, West Brunswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ghent, Thistle Street, West Brunswick, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets as Lt, Moreland. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | South Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: INF5 Promotion date: Lieutenant Unit: INF5 Promotion date:
Unit: INF2 Bde MG Coy |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 17), Boesinghe, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 178 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Alison GHENT, 128 Tinning Street, Brunswick, Victoria |
Other details | Date of birth given in Bean, 'The Story of Anzac', vol. I, p. 388, as 21 June 1895. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GHENT Lloyd |