Regimental number | 5946 |
Place of birth | Dunedin, New Zealand |
School | Dunedin Public School and Ellerslie Public School, New Zealand |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Cab driver |
Address | 31 Caroline Street, South Yarra, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 42 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Teresa May Laing, 266 Cardigan Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Son of one of the best known jockey and horse trainers in NZ. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Place of death or wounding | No 11 Hospital Caulfield Inc |
Age at death | 42 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 42 |
Place of burial | Brighton Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Plot Compt, Grave No. 322), Victoria |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 102 |