Regimental number | 520 |
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria |
School | State School, Geelong, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Bootmaker |
Address | 18 Vernon Street, South Geelong, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Jessie McIldowie, 18 Vernon Street, Geelong, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 19 years in the Royal Australian Garrison Artillery. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Siege Artillery Brigade Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/49/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 36th Heavy Artillery Company |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 44 |
Place of burial | Ypres Reservoir Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No 36), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 19 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: and Amelia Annie McIldowie; Wife: S. J. McIldowie, 18 Verner Street, South Geelong, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-law: [2140] Lt James Edward WILSON MC, Trench Mortar Battery, returned to Australia. |