Regimental number | 5249 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Gawler South Australia |
School | Adelaide High School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | School teacher |
Address | Gawler, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22.3 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J Limb, Finniss Street, Gawler, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Volunteer Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: 10th Battalion Promotion date: Lieutenant Unit: 10th Battalion Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918). Recommendation date: Military Cross Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089, 31 December 1918; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61, 23 May 1919. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 59 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of John LIMB, Gawler, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia from Liverpool on board HT 'Nestor', 20 May 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Died of pulmonary tuberculosis, Bedford Park Sanitorium, Adelaide. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Willaston Cemetery, Gawler, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LIMB Arthur |