Regimental number | 686 |
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Royal Military College, Duntroon, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Mary Kay, Royal Military College, Duntroon, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 2), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Spelt Inglis |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 11 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Reported missing in action, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 23 July 1917, pronounced fate as 'killed in action, 20 July 1916'. Statement, Red Cross File No 1410107, 741 Pte F.W. RAYSMITH, 30th Bn, 28 August 1916: 'I saw Inglis's body burning from liquid fire, which was used, so far as I know, in two places only - one, in a trench where men of A. Co. of the 30th were digging a sap and the other was in our bomb and ammunition dump in our 1st. line. I went over and turned Inglis over and found he was quite dead.' Note on file: One of the most intelligent and reliale witnesses I have met.' Second statement, 1281 Corporal H. DOUST, 30th Bn, 25 August 1916: '[ref INGLIS] 'Killed by Shrapnel he was alongside me at Fleurbaix in "No Man's Land." a (sic) set his clothes on fire.' Third statement, 4662 Pte N.E. McCOULLOUGH, 30th Bn (patient, 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, England), 17 August 1916: 'I was lying close to him and saw all his clothes were afire.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Next of kin subsequently Brother, Mr R. Inglis, c/o Mr R. Kidd, 1058 Cathcart Road, Mount Florida, Glasgow, Scotland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, INGLIS William
Red Cross file 1410107 |