Regimental number | 5085 |
Place of birth | Armagh Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bondi, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 164 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss R.A. Lilly, 'Kimo', Berrell Street, Bondi, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Tunnelling Companies, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/13/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Died at sea |
Place of burial | At Sea |
Commemoration details | Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 27 |
Other details |
War service: died at sea of lobar pneumonia, 30 July 1916. Medal: British War Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Service number entered on Embarkation Roll as 5885. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LILLY John |