Regimental number | 5426 |
Place of birth | Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Iron driller |
Address | 165 Melrose Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Baird, 39 Wilson Street, Brunswick, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 5th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Company Engineers |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 15/7/15 and posted to 5th Field Company Engineers, 2nd Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 5th Field Company Engineers, 18/3/16. Wounded, 20/11/16; died of shell shock and concussion. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Flers-Guedecourt sector, France |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot Vi, Row C, Grave No. 3), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |