Regimental number | 2848 |
Place of birth | Hobart Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Painter |
Address | Potts Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Rose Agnes Benjamin, Nerada, 63 Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 5 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/15/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2848A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Divisional Signal Company |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Maubauge-Centre Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 32), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Rosa METCHER, Brewongle Flats, Belmore Road, Randwick, New South Wales. Native of Tasmania |