Regimental number | 3202 |
Place of birth | Coromandel Valley, South Australia |
School | Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Painter |
Address | Coromanel Valley, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Light, Coromanel Valley, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Aust Light Horse for 3 years. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 27.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemtery (Plot XXIII, Row G, Grave No. 12), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Jane LIGHT, Coromandel Valley, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |