Regimental number | 6379 |
Place of birth | Brown Hill, Ballarat East, Victoria |
School | Christian Brothers School, Ballarat East, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Bradbury Street, Ballarat East, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37.2 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Michael Lorrigan, Bradbury Street, Ballarat East, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 38 |
Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row O, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 97 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael and Margaret LORRIGAN, Bradbury Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 23 November 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 May 1917; taken on strength, 22nd Bn, in the field, 12 June 1917. Found guilty, 26 January 1918, of when on Active Service absenting himself from fatigue party without permission, 25 January 1918: awarded 2 days' Field Punishment No 2. Killed in action, 14 May 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as.Bredbury Street. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LORRIGAN William Francis |