Regimental number | 5182 |
Place of birth | Cheltenham, Victoria |
School | State School, Caulfield, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Kooromang Road, Murrumbeena, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22.2 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, C Organ,Kooromang Road, Murrumbeena, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Served as Headquarters bugler and military bandsman. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Vaux, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Grevillers British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 2), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 142 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Sarah ORGAN. Native of Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 34060 Driver Francis Joseph ORGAN, 4th Motor Transport Company, returned to Australia, 18 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Died of head wounds (mine explosion), 15 April 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ORGAN Herbert Charles |