Regimental number | 1914 |
Place of birth | Colton, South Australia |
School | Colton State School, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Colton, West Coast, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Rose North, Colton, West Coast, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died at 38th Casualty Clearing Station, France. Buried at Heilly Cemetery, France. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot V, Row F, Grave No. 12), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 175 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hero and Rosina NORTH, Newland Grange, Colton, South Ausralia |
Family/military connections | Cousins: Pte Ambrose BOYLAN DCM; Pte Hero A BOYLAN, killed in action. |