Regimental number | 1840 |
Place of birth | Mt Gambier, South Australia |
Other Names | Albert John |
School | Brighton Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Horse-driver |
Address | Brighton, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Margaret Jane Barlow, Brighton, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served with 22nd Light Horse Regiment (Citizen Military Forces). |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Division Ammunition Column |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted September 1915 and left Australia with 13th Reinforcements, 3rd Light Horse. Transferred in Egypt to the artillery for service in France; left Egypt 11May 1916; killed in action, 28 November 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Highwood, France |
Age at death | 21.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 21 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry Jones and Margaret Jane Barlow, Brighton, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |