Regimental number | 2362 |
Place of birth | Sale, Victoria |
School | State and High School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Rosedale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Edwin Masters, Rosedale, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He enlisted at 15 years and died in Southampton University Hospital. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Southampton Old Cemetery (Row B9, Grave No. 174), Hampshire, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 130 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edwin and Julia MASTERS |
Family/military connections | Cousin to Lieut Walter Roadknight and Lieut James Roadknight both killed in action. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |