Regimental number | 4451 |
Place of birth | Malvern, Victoria |
School | Colac Grammar School and Cororooke State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Colac, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Lorimer, Holmdene, Colac, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets and Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was rejected twice before being finally accepted for service and left Sydney January 1916. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 22 |
Place of burial | Puchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 29 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Estella LORIMER, Colac, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |