Regimental number | 61735 |
Place of birth | Shepparton, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Lucknow PO, Lucknow, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 158 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs A. Meddings, Lucknow PO, Lucknow, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for military service due to defective vision) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th General (Victorian) Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | General Service Reinforcements |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Freetown (King Tom) Cemetery (Row I, Grave No. 94), West Africa |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 185 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Harriet MEDDINGS; husband of Alice C.M.L. MEDDINGS, Lucknow, Victoria |
Other details |
Embarked Melbourne, 31 August 1918. Admitted to Ship's Hospital, 11 October 1918 (influenza); discharged, 16 October 1918. Admitted to Ship's Hospital, 16 October 1918; disembarked Sierra Leone, 20 October 1918, and transferred to Tower Hill Military Hospital the same day. Died, 22 October 1918 (influenza). Medal: British War Medal. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MEDDINGS William Ernest |