Regimental number | 539 |
Place of birth | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
Place of birth | Liverpool, England |
School | Ilkley College, Yorkshire, England |
Other training | Liverpool Catholic Institute, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 29 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Gardener |
Address | Henry Street, Gunnedah, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Mrs Middlehurst, The Close, Walton Park, Liverpool, England |
Previous military service | Held the rank of Lieutenant in the King's Royal Liverpool Rifles during the Boer War, but was too young to see active service. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded at the Gallipoli landing, and again at Lone Pine. Left Gallipoli three days before the evacuation with dysentery. Sent to England from France with sickness; was finally killed one day before returning to Australia. (details from wife: 4 years a Red Cross nurse) |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Roisel, near Peronne, France |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | La Chapelette British Cemetery (Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 13), Peronne, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 41 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Ellen MIDDLEHURST; husband of Edith MIDDLEHURST, Gilston, Harlow, Essex, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |