Regimental number | 3162 |
Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | c/o State Savings Bank, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 2.5" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, S F Kingsford, Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *given name two spellings Shrewsby and Shrewsbury |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 58th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1520412: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | First given name incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as Shrewsby. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, KINGSFORD Shrewsbury Frederick
Red Cross File No 1520412 |