Regimental number | 2813 |
Place of birth | Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Wangaratta, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Father, James Handley, Wangaratta, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretoneux Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave 6), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 129 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Elizabeth HANDLEY, 37 Smart Street, Hawthorn, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 8059 Driver Hugh Leslie HANDLEY, Army Service Corps, returned to Australia, 13 April 1919; 2458 Pte Lionel Leslie HANDLEY, 14th Bn, killed in action, 7 August 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |