Regimental number | 288 |
Place of birth | Curramulka, South Australia |
School | Curramulka Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Smoky Bay, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Next of kin | Father, Alexander Litster, Nundoo PO, Nundoo, West Coast, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in The Fowlers Bay Rifle Club. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Machine Gun Company 8, Reinforcement 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/13/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 38 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block P, Plot IX, Row D, Grave No. 8A), Rouen, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 176 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Euphemia LITSTER. Native of Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |