Regimental number | 2615 |
Place of birth | Drayton, Queensland |
School | Drayton State School, Drayton, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Porter |
Address | Drayton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Handley, Drayton, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Special Memorial No. 8), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 66 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Sarah HANDLEY, Paradise Farm, Drayton, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Cousin; Captain William John Handley Cousin; William PetersBoth Killed. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |