Regimental number | 3411 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Fremantle Boys' Public School, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Horse driver |
Address | 1 James Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Grandparent, Mrs M Tyson, 1 James Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in Junior Naval Cadets, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 19.8 |
Place of burial | Crouy British Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 7), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 78 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (marble tablet) in St John's Anglican Church, Fremantle, Western Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the glory of God. The Choir Vestry was erected A.D. 1922 in grateful memory of the men from this parish who gave their lives for God and King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919. "Their name liveth for evermore."' Parents: William Wallance and Mary Elizabeth BERESFORD. Native of Melbourne |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |