Regimental number | 2002 |
Place of birth | Adelaide South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Black Forest, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Susanna Matilda Oermann, Black Forest, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Crouy British Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave 24), Crouy-sur-Somme, France |
Commemoration details | Name is recorded on a Roll of Honour in St George the Martyr Church of England, Goodwood, South Australia: 'To the Glory of God. In Honour of Our Lady, Blessed Michael the Archangel, Blessed George the Martyr and of all the Blessed Saints. To the dear Memory of all those who went forth from this Altar, where they offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Body and Blood of Christ, to give their lives in the Great War. This Screen is Blessed on Anzac Day 25 April 1922 being the Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist.'~ |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 18 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |