Regimental number | 2693 |
Place of birth | Sutherlands, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Edillilie, via Port Lincoln, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 10.75" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Grandparent, Mrs Eliza Jackson, Warunda, via Port Lincoln, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2693B |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row C, Grave No. 12), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 59 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 10th Bn, Serapeum, 28 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 27 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 3 April 1916. Admitted to 1st New Zealand Stationary Hospital, Amiens, 30 November 1916 (trench feet); transferred to England, 5 December 1916, and admitted same day to Exeter Hospital. Marched in to No 3 Command Depot, Weymouth, from hospital, 2 January 1917; marched in to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, 13 January 1917; marched out to Infantry Draft Depot, Perham Downs, 1 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 March 1917; rejoined Bn, 10 April 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 9 June 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 2 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |