Regimental number | 9824 |
Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
School | Cowra District School, New South Wales |
Other training | Sydney Technical College; University of Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | University student |
Address | 'Leumeah', Cowra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 10.75" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Bill, 'Leumeah', Cowra, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets for 1 year; 3.5 years in the 33rd Field Company Army Engineers, Sydney; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Provisional Acting CPL |
Unit name | 9th Field Company Engineers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/28/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on |
Fate | Died at sea |
Place of death or wounding | At sea |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22.6 |
Place of burial | At sea |
Commemoration details | Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Other details |
Died at sea, 20 July 1916, en route from Australia. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BILL William George |