Regimental number | 5326 |
Place of birth | Fryers Creek, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Reefers Arms Hotel, Charters Towers, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Height | 5' 4.75" |
Weight | 119 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Elizabeth Newman, 5 Blenheim Street, Balaclava, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | September 1916 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Final unit incorrectly shown on Nominal Roll as 3rd Tunnelling Company. |
Place of burial | Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 17), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 30 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 2 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 January 1917; marched out to 1st Australian Tunnelling Company, 11 February 1917. Killed in action, 25 April 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GLEW Charles |