Henry William MEAD

Regimental number2958A
Place of birthLaidley Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStorekeeper
AddressLaidley, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, H. William Mead, Laidley, Queensland
Enlistment date14 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LXI, Row A, Grave No. 8), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
119
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Rose MEAD. Native of Laidley, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal