Regimental number | 5710 |
Place of birth | Gustaberg, Sweden |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Marine fireman |
Address | Marryatville, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 5' 5.75" |
Weight | 157 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs Emma Mitchell, 34 Clifton Street, Maylands, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 3rd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 14 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 5709 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Bologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No. 12A), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Alexandria, 27 February 1916. Taken on strength, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Tel el Kebir, 22 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 29 June 1916. Wounded in action, 12 August 1916; admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station (gun shot wound, legs, chin and knee); transfrred by Ambulance Train to 13th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 13 August 1916; died of wounds, 4 September 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal No trace could be found of any relatives; medals issued to friend, Mrs Emma Mitchell, 13 Abbattoirs Cottage, Gepps Cross, Adelaide, South Australia. |