Regimental number | 6380 |
Place of birth | Prahran, Victoria |
School | All Saints Church of England Grammar School, East St Kilda, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Traveller |
Address | 40 Windsor Street, Malvern, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Father, A Madden, 40 Windsor Street, Malvern, Victoria |
Previous military service | He was prior to enlisting, Lieutenant in the Malvern Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was holding the front line when he was shot through the head by an enemy sniper. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 37 |
Place of burial | Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 52), Bailleul, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 53 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Augustine John and Margaret MADDEN. Native of Prahran, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |