Regimental number | 17833 |
Place of birth | Hamilton, Scotland |
Place of birth | Edingburgh, Scotland |
School | Public School |
Age on arrival in Australia | 29 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Motor body builder |
Address | South Yarra, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Eliza Halliday, 1 Peter Street, South Yarra, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | March 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/42/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, 1918, France |
Age at death | 34 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row C, Grave No. 9), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 24 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Peter and Jean HALLIDAY; husband of E. HALLIDAY, II Victory Square, Armadale, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 3106 Pte Frank HALLIDAY, Australian Corps School, effective abroad; 817 Pte William Turnbull HALLIDAY, No 1 Mining Corps, discharged 8 May 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |