Regimental number | 4853 |
Place of birth | Eaglehawk Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Tinsmith |
Address | Temperance Hill, Eaglehawk, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr J Metcalfe, Temperance Hill, Eaglehawk, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Place of burial | Vaulx Hill Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 20), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 175 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Eaglehawk Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: John (d. 18 May 1923, aged 62; bu. Eaglehawk Cemetery) and Priscilla METCALFE (d. 2 July 1954, aged 92; bu. Eaglehawk Cemetery) |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |