Regimental number | 2691 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Eaglehawk, Victoria |
School | Eaglehawk State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Woodvale via Eaglehawk, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Kate Lawry, Woodvale PO, Woodvale via Eaglehawk, Victoria |
Previous military service | 68th Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 59th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/76/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Total war service: 1287 days (of which 1053 days were abroad). Also served in World war II asVX101229 Driver, 1st Australian Remount Detachment (Citizen Military Forces, 2 September 1940 to 19 August 1942; Australian Imperial Force, 20 August 1942 to 3 October 1945. Total war service: 1858 days (of which 1096 days were on active service in Australia, and 175 days active service outside Australia. Discharged, 3 October 1945. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 67.10 |
Place of burial | Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria |