Regimental number | 1559 |
Place of birth | Crookwell, New South Wales |
School | North Sydney Superior Boys School, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Penshurst Street, Willoughby, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs N Hannaford, Penshurst Street, Willoughby, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 18th Infantry Militia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: INF17 Promotion date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Gained his commission on the field at Pozieres. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row L, Grave NO. 12), Boesinghe, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 82 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary HANNAFORD, Denshurst Street, Willoughby, Sydney |