Regimental number | 1975 |
Place of birth | Miners Rest, Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Miners Rest State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Miner's Rest, via Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Christina Loader, Miner's Rest, via Ballarat, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1971 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Hem Farm Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 9), Hem-Monacu, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 130 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Christina LOADER, Miner's Rest, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 764 Pte Cameron Sherring LOADER, 8th Bn, returned to Australia, 24 January 1919; 2178 Trooper Angus Gordon LOADER, 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 2 September 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |