Regimental number | 896 |
Place of birth | England |
Other Names | MAYGER (taken from Cemetery Details) |
School | Public School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 17 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Katanning, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, James John Maygar, Anne Street, Katanning, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, |
30 Officers and 982 Other Ranks embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A11 'Ascanius' on 29 June 1915; 12 others embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A36 'Thirty-Six' on 12 July 1916. From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish the latter 12. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 22.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 114 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James John and Eleanor Amy MAYGER, 6 Burt Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia. Native of England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |