Regimental number | 2901 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 469 Latrobe Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, C Mogg, 469 Latrobe Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 8th Bn, Gallipoli, 7 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, Serapeum, 19 February 1916 (pyrexia); transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 20 February 1916; discharged to duty, 24 February 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, 24 February 1916. Found guilty, Ferry Post, 4 April 1916, of disobedience of orders, viz. on line of march throwing orange peel down when halted: forfeited 2 days' pay. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MOGG Leslie |