Regimental number | 1613 |
Place of birth | Wibork, Finland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Fireman |
Address | Wibork, Finland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Maria Pennanen, Wibork, Finland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 36), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 89 |
Other details |
War service: embarked from Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 3 August 1915. Taken on strength, 19th Bn, 31 August 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Found guilty, Moascar, 10 March 1916, of being absent without leave from 9.30 am, 6 March, to 9.30 am, 9 March 1916: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No. 2. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 27 March 1916. Found guilty, 17 April 1916, of conduct to the prejudice of good order and Military Discipline in that he failed to fall in for early morning parade: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No. 2. Found guilty, 16 June 1916, of neglect to the prejudice of good order and Military Discipline in that he failed to carry out a fatigue: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No. 2. Killed in action, France, 27 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |