Regimental number | 3172 |
Place of birth | Merewether, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stovemaker |
Address | Mereweather, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Annie Nicholls, Hutner Street, Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 56th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/73/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 25 September 1916. Posted to 36th Depot Bn and later to 8th Reinforcements, 56th Bn. Taken on strength, 56th Bn, 7 May 1917. Gassed, Passchendaele sector, Belgium, 24 October 1918. Promoted Corporal, 3 August 1918. Mortally wounded, 2 September 1918. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block R, Plot II, Row V, Grave No. 1), Rouen, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 162 |
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Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |