Regimental number | 6775 |
Place of birth | Port Pirie, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Queenstown, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Hooper, Queenstown, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A56 Palermo on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Grevillers British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 15), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 67 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Henry OLDHAM and Evelyn HOOPER, Queenstown, Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: embarked from Melbourne, 30 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 21 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 December 1916; taken on strength, 12th Bn, 2 January 1917. Wounded in action, France, 14 April 1917 (gun shot wound, abdomen); admitted to 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 15 April 1917; died of wounds, 16 April 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |