Regimental number | 2872 |
Place of birth | Roma St, Newtown, Toowoomba, Queensland |
School | State School, Queensland |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | Carrington Road, Glenvale, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Gratton, Carrington Road, Glenvale, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 6 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/16/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Company |
Fate | Drowned |
Place of death or wounding | Irish Channel |
Age at death | 28.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Grange Gorman Military Cemetery (Aust. Church of England, Grave No. I), Dublin City, Irish Free State |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 176 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth GRATTON, Carrington road, Glenvale, Toowoomba, Queensland. Drowned at Sea |
Family/military connections | Nil |