Regimental number | 3147 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
School | Glen Shu State School, Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Painter |
Address | 48 Galvin Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, A Headley, 48 Galvin Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Tasmanian Volunteers |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded on 3rd September, 1916 in charge at Mouquet Farm. He was admitted to Birmingham Hospital on 9th September, 1916 and left England on 12th January, 1917. He rejoined his unit on 16th January, 1917. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 24.5 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Thisle Dump Cemetery (Row E, Grave NO. 30), High Wood, Longueval, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 155 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Fanny HEADLEY, 48 Galvin Street, Launceston, Tasmania |