| Regimental number | 2468 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Smithton, Tasmania |
| School | Smithton Primary School, Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Smithton, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Innes, Smithton, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Wounded Passchendale, Belgium |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 19 |
| Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Militray Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row H, Grave No. 16A), Belgium - 1 3/4 miles south west of Poperinghe, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 155 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Allan and Mary Innes of Smithton, Tasmania |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Private Laurence Henry INNES, Regimental No. 1806, 26th Battalion, returned to Australia 15 May 1919; Brother: Private Cecil INNES, Regimental No. 56555, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, returned to Australia 23 July 1919 |
| Other details |
Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania. Wounded several times while on active service (hospitalised). Gun shot wound to face, shrapnel wound/fractured right arm. Wounded and gassed for the second occasion on 16 October 1917. Died 20 October 1917 at the 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station (gas poisoning) Personal effects returned to family per 'Coo-ee' on 30 July 1920 War Service: Egypt, England, France |
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Street Address:
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