Regimental number | 4848 |
Place of birth | Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 20 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 122 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Casula, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Anzac Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 7), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 162 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 56th Bn, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Previous report of missing now, 4 August 1916, to be reported as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Buried at Sailly-sur-la-Lys Cemetery by Reverend W.M. Holliday, 20 July 1916. Statement, 3778 Pte M. CLEMENTS, 56th Bn (patient, Southall Hospital, England), 14 October 1916: 'At Armentieres he was killed by a shell in our own trenches. I was in the same bay at the time.' Second statement, 4771 Pte L. DUMONT, C Company, 56th Bn (patient, No 11 General Hospital, Etaples), 25 October 1916: 'He had been helping a wounded man down the communications trench. As he came back, he was blown up by a shell and killed instantaneously.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McCANN George
Red Cross File No 1881104 |