Regimental number | 3179 |
Place of birth | Mansfield, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Perth GPO, Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 4.75" |
Weight | 129 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, William Liddle, Fremantle PO, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 58), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 18 January 1916; found guilty, 29 January 1916, of leaving troopship without permission: forfeits 2 days' pay; found guilty, 14 February 1916, of leaving troopship without leave: forfeited 5 days' pay; disembarked Alexandria, 16 February 1916. Admitted to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 22 February 1916 (influenza); discharged to duty, 22 February 1916. Posted to 4th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 2 March 1916. Taken on strength of 32nd Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 6 April 1916. Found guilty, Moascar, 1 June 1916, of being improperly dressed on parade: forfeited 1 day's pay. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 19 July 1916. Buried Eaton Hall Cemetery by Reverend F.G. Ward, 20 July 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LIDDLE Richard |