Regimental number | 2615 |
Place of birth | Bulli New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Railway Hill, Manilla, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Jessie McKessar, c/o Mr F Delaney, Ferry Street, West Kogarah, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 33rd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/50/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Napier on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. I), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 122 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr A. and Mrs Maria McKESSAR; husband of Jessie Muriel McKESSAR, Isis Street, Wahroonga, New South Wales. Native of Bulli, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |