Regimental number | 1762 |
Place of birth | Koroit Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Glenthompson, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Guinea, Glenthompson, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Valuable services as guide, also conspicuous galla with Lewis gun. (Pozieres). Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row D, Grave No. 23), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 178 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Emily GUINEA, Glenthompson, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother: 898 Pte John Leslie GUINEA, 39th Bn, killed in action, 8 June 1917. |