Regimental number | 427 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Shearer |
Address | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Grace McKay, Depot Hill, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 7), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 135 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Sydney, 5 June 1916; disembarked Southampton, 23 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 November 1916. Admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 3 January 1917 (mumps); transferred to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 3 January 1917; discharged to duty, 23 January 1917. Wounded in action (remained at duty), 13 April 1917. Killed in action, 26 May 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |