Regimental number | 3154 |
Place of birth | Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire, Engalnd |
School | Church of England School |
Other training | Engineer Draughtsman, Private Tuition, Telfords |
Age on arrival in Australia | 14 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Fitter |
Address | 'Bethgeba', Dowling Street, Arncliffe, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Kay, 'Bethgeba', Dowling Street, Arncliffe, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Acting Sergeant |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Was Company Sergeant Major of the 20th Battalion. Better known as Sportsman Bill, sailed on the 23rd December, 1915. Was made Warrant Officer in Egypt and owing to sickness of pneumonia his unit sailed for France, then he was asked to stay on as Drill Instructor, but refused sank all, and went in the Lewis gun and there met his death." Details from Mother. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 161 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Agnes KAY, 42 Dowling Street, Arncliffe, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Uncle: Norman Kay who was killed at Villers-Bretonneux on 4th April, 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |